So, I am testing out some methods of doing Parental controls in Kodi while still providing my kids an easy to use interface. Therefore, i’m trying out separate profiles for users. So, i’ve got the Master Lock turned on, and a separate Kids profile which has a separate source list and separate media info. Then, i configured an advancedsettings.xml file to point the kids profile to a separate database table name (using the <name> tag) for storing the media library.
I then added a single folder to the Video files and let it scan the content. I then noticed on the Recommended shelf there was a movie which was not in the kid movie folder i added. So, i checked the “In Progress” list and there is nothing listed in that list for the kid profile. Then, to test my theory that it was pulling the recommended (in progress stuff) from the master profile, i logged in as the master profile, started a different movie which is not in the kid movie folder, and made sure it now showed in the master profile In Progress list. Then, i logged back in as the Kid profile and that newly started movie from my master profile shows up on the Recommended shelf for the Kid profile.
Has the multiple profiles with separate libraries scenario been accounted for in the skin in this way? Am i mis-configuring something? Let me know if there is anything else i can try out. Thanks.