Sharing Your Data Between Local Users on the Same Mac
This article explains how to configure 1Password to share the same data file between users on the same Mac.
Move Data File to a Shared Folder
Open 1Password application, select Password > Preferences > General and then click Move. Choose /Users/Shared folder as a new location of the data file.
Change File Permissions
The permissions of 1Password data file now have to be modified to allow access by other users. To update the permissions
- Open Finder, navigate to /Users/Shared folder and select 1Password.agilekeychain data file.
- Select File > Get Info menu and change everyone’s permissions to Read & Write.
- Right-click (or click while holding the Control key down) on the 1Password.agilekeychain data file, select Show Package Contents menu item.
- Select all folder items in the new Finder window by holding the Shift key down (do not include 1Password.html file into the selection).
- Press and hold down the Control key and select File > Get Summary Info from the menu.
- Click the lock image at the bottom-right of the “Multiple Item Info” window and enter your password when prompted.
- Change everyone’s permissions to Read & Write.
- Click the gear button and select Apply to enclosed items….
- Close the “Multiple Item Info” window.
- Select 1Password.html file, select File > Get Info menu and change everyone’s permissions to Read & Write as well.
Connecting Other Users
To configure 1Password on for other users:
- Switch to another user account.
- Open 1Password and select 1Password > Preferences > General.
- Click Choose Another… button and select the 1Password.agilekeychain from the /Users/Shared folder