[GNC] Usage question

[John Ralls]

> On May 1, 2018, at 2:16 PM, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon,
> 
> Given the following:
> 
> GnuCash data file on a network drive (possibly in a cloud). GnuCash open in r/w mode.
> 
> May other instances (other users on other systems) of GnuCash be opened automatically in read only mode ONLY (with some type of system setting)?
> 
> May reports be generated by the read only users?
> 
> Can the data file be shared by different operating systems (MS, Apple and/or Linux)?

Yes to all except for the automatic part. The first user to open the file will get the lock and everyone else who subsequently starts GnuCash will get the “Can’t get the lock” dialog on which they can select “Open Read Only”. There’s no way to tell GnuCash to open the file read only if the lock is available.

Regards,
John Ralls