Mac OS X 10.4: iTunes: Play does not continue during fast user switching, more
ResourcesPlay does not continue during fast user switching Several readers have noted that iTunes does not continue to play music when user accounts are switched through Fast User Switching. Under Mac OS X 10.3.x, music would continue to play under such circumstances.
MacFixIt reader Aaron Mildenstein writes:
"One of the great feature add-ins in 10.3 was the ability to have iTunes continue to play in spite of fast user switching. This feature seems to have missed inclusion in 10.4 for some reason. It's the only bummer I've encountered so far in my migration. It's hardly a show-stopper, but it's mildly irritating to say the least. I hope it gets patched soon."
Another reader reports that iTunes play persists through Fast User Switching for AirPort Express connections.
"It's not exactly a workaround, but iTunes continues to play on my stereo through Airport Express, just not through the computer speakers."
independant in Tiger than they used to. The only work around that they told me
was to have iTunes open on one user, share the music, and connect to it on the
new user. It's a hassle and I wish it was the same as in 10.3, but it works.