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Profile Help - DGenerateKane - 2015-08-26
I'm trying to setup a profile for a guest but I can't get it to function properly. No matter what I do the new profile shares the watched status with the master profile as well as displaying all my media even though I said to start fresh on sources. I lost my entire watched status as a consequence when I was fiddling with the new profile. How do I setup a separate profile with separate watched status? Does it have anything to do with the fact that I use a mysql server to manage my watched status between HTPC's? If so, how can I fix it to be profile specific? If not, what is the problem?
RE: Profile Help - Shryp - 2015-08-26
Maybe possibly use a second shortcut in portable mode for your guest? That should keep all data separate from your normal settings. I have never played with the profiles so can only offer guesses.
RE: Profile Help - Ned Scott - 2015-08-26
Don't use MySQL on the second profile.
RE: Profile Help - DGenerateKane - 2015-08-26
How do I not use it? I never set it up for the new profile, it was already present. Besides, I want that profile to share its watched status between HTPC's like the master profile. Just not share with the master profile.
RE: Profile Help - Shryp - 2015-08-26
Sounds like you want it set up the same way, but with a different name for the databases?
RE: Profile Help - Ned Scott - 2015-08-26
Use the <name> tag to make a different database, as noted on the wiki: MySQL (wiki)
RE: Profile Help - DGenerateKane - 2015-08-26
The wiki is extremely vague in that regard. Where exactly do I put the <name> tag in the advancedsettings.xml file, and how will I ensure my current database will still be usable with my main profile? The wiki didn't say anything about that.
RE: Profile Help - Shryp - 2015-08-26
http://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_Kodi
Section 6.
RE: Profile Help - DGenerateKane - 2015-08-27
I know, I read that. It didn't say what will happen to my current database. It didn't say where to place the name tags. Do I need to put multiple name tags for multiple profiles? how will each profile know which database to use? The wiki explained none of that. This is information I need to know before proceeding and screwing up everything again.
RE: Profile Help - Ned Scott - 2015-08-27
You put the <name> tag within the <videodatabase> tag, along side the IP, username, password, etc. You only add the name tag for the second profile. That will create an entirely new/blank MySQL DB.