Hi Andreas
Multiple user access is feasible, but probably not multiple simultaneous
users.
The GnuCash data can be stored in a plain text XML file, an SQLite
database file; or in a MySQL or PostgreSQL database application. You
can share the files using various replication mechanisms or network file
systems; and the database applications (usually but not always hosted on
a server) have their own network sharing solutions.
From the FAQ:
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ
Multiple Computers, Users, ...
Q: Can I use GnuCash with multiple users? Maybe via the SQL backend?
A: That depends on what you mean exactly. You can share your data file
with others, for example by storing it on a network mounted drive. Note
that this will enforce serialized, exclusive access to the data file and
editing; there is no real support for simultaneous editing. File-locking
is employed on this file, so it should be NFS-safe. SMB-safe locking is
unknown.
Even the dbi (SQL) backend which comes with GnuCash 2.4 is currently not
designed for true multi-user access. Trying to work with multiple users
at the same time in the same database will be prevented by means of a
locking mechanism. Circumventing that can cause data loss. You can
however share the database with different users, provided you ensure
serialized, exclusive access. In other words, only one user at the time
should have GnuCash open with that database. Once this users closes
their GnuCash session, another user can start GnuCash on this database.
Q: I'm running GnuCash under GNU/Linux. Can I give another user access
to my GnuCash files?
A: Yes, as long as both of you do not access them at the same time. You
do it the same way you'd share files of any type under Linux: put them
in a folder that both of you have access to, and change the permissions
so that you both can read from and write to the files. You really don't
want more than one person to have them open for editing at the same
time, however, as whoever saves last will overwrite the changes of
whoever saves first.
If you can be more specific about your requirements, others may have
some more specific suggestions.
Regards
Geoff
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On 23/02/2022 7:48 pm, Andreas van Rensburg wrote:
Hi - is it possible to have multi-user access to a file and how does one
set this up?
Regards
Andreas
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