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Multiuser Configuration API
The information in this document about the location of Dreamweaver MX multiuser configuration files supersedes similar information on this topic in the Extending Dreamweaver MX manual.
Dreamweaver MX supports multiple-user configurations for the multiple-user operating systems of Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Mac OS X. On these platforms, Dreamweaver MX supports individual configurations for each user so that each user can tailor their configuration settings without disturbing the configuration settings of other users. Dreamweaver supports multiple configurations by creating user configuration folders in addition to the application configuration folder. Dreamweaver also provides support for extensions on multiuser platforms through the file access and multiuser configuration API functions.
For information on installing and managing extensions on a multiuser operating system, see "Creating and Submitting Extensions" on the Help menu.
The application configuration folder
When you install Dreamweaver MX, the installation program creates the application configuration folder in the location that you specify. Typically, however, you can find it in the following standard locations.
| Platform |
Location of Configuration Folder |
| Macintosh OS X |
Mac HD:Applications:Macromedia Dreamweaver MX:Configuration |
| Windows |
C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration |
The user configuration folders
Dreamweaver MX recognizes the following types of users:
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Admin user who logs in with the name of "Administrator" on Windows or "root" on the Macintosh. |
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Standard user who is any user other than "Administrator" on Windows or "root" on the Macintosh. |
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Power user who is a standard user that has administrative privileges but is not "Administrator" or "root." |
On multiuser operating systems, Dreamweaver MX creates a separate user configuration folder for each of these users. Dreamweaver MX creates configuration folders for these users in the following locations.
| User |
Platform |
Location of Configuration Folder |
| Standard user & Power user |
Windows 2000, Windows XP |
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Macromedia\ ¬ Dreamweaver MX\Configuration |
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Macintosh OS X
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Mac HD:Users:username:Library:Application Support:Macromedia: ¬Dreamweaver MX:Configuration |
| Administrator |
Macintosh OX X |
Mac HD:private:var:root:Application Support:Macromedia: ¬Dreamweaver MX:Configuration |
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Windows 2000 Windows XP |
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Macromedia\ Dreamweaver MX\Configuration |
In addition, Dreamweaver MX creates a shared configuration folder that contains files that were installed by an Administrator. When a new user starts Dreamweaver for the first time, Dreamweaver MX copies these files from the shared configuration folder to the user's configuration folder. Dreamweaver MX creates the shared configuration folder in the following locations:
| User |
Platform |
Location of Configuration Folder |
| Shared |
Windows |
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Macromedia\ Dreamweaver MX\Configuration |
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Macintosh OS X
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Mac HD:Users:Shared:Library:Application Support:Macromedia: Dreamweaver MX:Configuration |
For more information, and for information specifically on the functions that make up the File Access and Multi-User API, see Extending Dreamweaver MX.
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