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charlie (apparently)
- 10:13am Aug 16, 2006 PSTvia emailGood evening,
On 15/8/06 at 12:30 PM -0700, macdan <dwismer
gmx.ch> wrote:
>I have just bought a PowerMac G4/Dual 500 and I intend to keep this
>machine as a iTunes server and for running old apps (I have a few
>HyperCard stacks and a lot of FrameMaker files).
I have been recently researching different ways of creating an iTunes server.
And I've found a few different ways to go about it. Solutions range from a
file-shared volume for the library to a DAAP server (eg. daapd).
I'd like to hear what other people have done to create an iTunes server.
Everyone in our house wants to have their own list of songs in the library with
their own ratings, etc. For that reason I don't think a DAAP server will suffice
and we'll need a shared volume. But a shared volume for the library apparently
has issues with file ownership and permissions.
Does anyone have any elegant solutions to suggest?
Also, any procedures for migrating multiple libraries into one shared library
would be appreciated. The best I've found so far is using rsync to copy each
library to a central location. As long as files are named the same that should
prevent duplication.
Thanks,
Charlie
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Charlie Garrison <garrison
zeta.org.au>
PO Box 141, Windsor, NSW 2756, Australia
Mike Cohen (apparently)
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Aug 16, 2006 4:35 pm
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Re: iTunes Server
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Lewis Butler
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Aug 18, 2006 1:10 pm
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iTunes Server [was Last remnant of Classic: HyperCard files]
On 16 Aug 2006, at 11:13 , Charlie Garrison wrote: On 15/8/06 at 12:30 PM -0700, macdan <dwismergmx.ch> wrote: > I have just bought a PowerMac G4/Dual 500 and I intend to keep this > machine as a iTunes server and for running old apps (I have a few > HyperCard stacks and a lot of FrameMaker files). I have been recently researching different ways of creating an iTunes server. And I've found a few different ways to go about it. Solutions range from a file-shared volume for the library to a DAAP server (eg. daapd). Daapd doesn't give anyone control over ratings. I'd like to hear what other people have done to create an iTunes server. A network mount that contains folders of artists. iTunes is set to
use this as its data folder and to NOT keep it organized. This is
key because otherwise, user1 changing tags on a file will cause user2
to not be able to find it. Everyone in our house wants to have their own list of songs in the library with their own ratings, etc. For that reason I don't think a DAAP server will suffice and we'll need a shared volume. But a shared volume for the library apparently has issues with file ownership and permissions. Nah, just set the file sharing permissions so that all users
connecting to that share are treated as the owner of that directory
(mapall=itunes_owner if you use NFS, which I would). This assumes
that you can trust everyone using the fileshare. If not, then you
have a much more complex problem to solve. Also, any procedures for migrating multiple libraries into one shared library would be appreciated. The best I've found so far is using rsync to copy each library to a central location. As long as files are named the same that should prevent duplication. Yes, that will work, though you will of course loose all the current
library information (play counts, ratings, import dates, etc).
However, ANY difference in file names anywhere in the path will cause
duplicates. (e.g "Rolling Stones" v. "The Rolling Stones") --
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said but I am
not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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charlie (apparently)
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Aug 20, 2006 1:53 pm
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Re: iTunes Server
Good afternoon,
On 18/8/06 at 1:10 PM -0700, Lewis Butler <gkreme gmail.com> wrote:
>Nah, just set the file sharing permissions so that all users
>connecting to that share are treated as the owner of that directory
>(mapall=itunes_owner if you use NFS, which I would).
That's such an obvious solution, I shouldn't have asked the question. I already
had other server NFS shares setup at higher directory level, and needed to
preserve user attributes. So I'm sure that's where my mental blank came from.
Anyway, thanks for the clarification, and I'll setup a separate itunes share
with the mapall option.
Thanks,
Charlie
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Charlie Garrison <garrison zeta.org.au>
PO Box 141, Windsor, NSW 2756, Australia
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