Help me understand shared login

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Either something changed or I’m doing something wrong.

I have a server that my family uses, and we also share it with a neighbor. I added an account for him under Settings->Users->Managed User. He doesn’t have a pin or password.

When we set up is XBox One a long time ago, we got to a screen telling me to log in and to enter a pin that was shown on the device. That works fine.

But now he wants to access from his laptop (Windows 10 Plex App) and it asks for MY username/password rather than going through that pin process. I don’t want to give him my login info. I logged him in two days ago and then signed out of my user (which has a pin) and into his and that was fine… for a day. But yesterday he says its asking for the login info again.

Is that just a quirk with the Windows App? Or did the login procedure change? Or do I have him setup wrong?

Basically: How do I properly share my server with a remote user (“remote” may not be the right term - he is on the same subnet) without giving up my main account login?

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Well, I suppose I could re-read that info… but I still probably won’t find out what changed (if it did) or how to get his Windows app to let him log in with a pin rather than my account.

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So you’re saying “managed user” is the wrong way, and I should have him create his own account instead, and add him as a “regular Plex account”, Correct?

If so… is his “regular” status going to be able to use the Plex Pass features my account (my server) is entitled to? I assumed not, which is why I did it the way I did.

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@aR3SA4Ry said:
So you’re saying “managed user” is the wrong way, and I should have him create his own account instead, and add him as a “regular Plex account”, Correct?

Correct.

If so… is his “regular” status going to be able to use the Plex Pass features my account (my server) is entitled to?

If you, as a second step, also invite his new plex.tv account into your Plex Home, he will get the Plex Pass perks.

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Thank you very much.