The problem of database inconsistency can occur for any number of reasons, not just editing photos. We do have a ticket for opening the database in a read-only mode: http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/3048
-- Jim On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Valeri Geiser <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Vera, > > I assume inconsistencies will only occur when you access the database at > the same time, correct? My goal is to have it available from multiple PCs, > but not to "edit" at the same time. Would that be risky? > > Best regards, > Valeri > > > Actually, accessing a Shotwell library across a network (and/or by > > multiple machines) is discouraged. Here is the FAQ entry on that: > > > > > http://trac.yorba.org/wiki/Shotwell/FAQ#CanIaccessaShotwelllibraryacrossanetworkpossiblyfrommultiplemachines > > > > We have a ticket for it: http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/1292. > > > > Regards, > > Vera > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Valeri Geiser <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am looking for a picture management software and like the look and > >> feel of > >> shotwell a lot. One of my requirements though is to store the database > >> on a > >> central place (fileserver) since there are multiple PCs that need access > >> to > >> the same database. I did not find any command line parameters or > >> settings so > >> far to do that. > >> I am trying Shotwell 0.5.0 on Ubuntu. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Valeri > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Shotwell mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Shotwell mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
