# \#multi-user

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## [Accounts vs Users](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/accounts-vs-users/4253)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/accounts-vs-users/4253 "2024-09-01T15:53:06Z")

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I loaded FMP 2024 yesterday but forgot to open “preferences” and define a named user. This omission caused various errors when I opened my database, because the startup script requires a defined user. To prevent this in …

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## [Multi-user new records visible for others users](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/multi-user-new-records-visible-for-others-users/2241)

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**Author:** [@LucThomaere](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/LucThomaere)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/multi-user-new-records-visible-for-others-users/2241 "2022-02-25T14:37:39Z")

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2 users viewing the same list-layout with their own found set. When user A adds a record, it sometimes is added automatically to the found set of user B. Not always. When is it added to the found set of others and when…