Sharing GnuCash on Multiple Computers (was Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 179, Issue 32)

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Feb 14 12:27:01 EST 2018


Hi,

Martijn <usadutchies at bellsouth.net> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Can GNU Cash be controlled by 2 computers?
> I have an XP computer and a Windows 10 computer and it would be great
> if somehow I can make the XP computer see the Windows 10 computer GNU
> file. This way 2 people could create invoices at the same time, maybe?

GnuCash is not a multi-user program, so you cannot have two people
editing the same data file simultaneously.  Having said that, you COULD
use a file sharing system to allow both computers to see the same data
file, but you would need to ensure that only one user has the file open
at a time.

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