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jupiters_spot
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2 months ago
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Sharing vault with another, existing 1Password user

I have a family account that I share with my wife and two kids.  I convinced my sister to buy her own account, and she has a personal account.  My sister and I need to share a vault that contains information about our aging parents.  I can invite my system as a guest by email, but your invitation appears to try to set up a new account for sister.  She doesn't want a new or different account; she wants to keep her account and all her vaults, but we want to be able to share a between brother and sister.

How do I do this?  

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  • 1P_Tommy's avatar
    1P_Tommy
    2 months ago

    jupiters_spot 

    That is correct, they would become a guest member of the family and would have an account there in addition to their own. So in essence the would have two accounts, their own and the guest under your family. Each will have a different Secret Key but they could share the same password to allow for ease of use.

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    jupiters_spot
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    2 months ago

    OMG, which is more annoying - the fact that I have another typo in my original post, or that there's no way to edit a post?

    Final sentence should say:

    She doesn't want a new or different account; she wants to keep her account and all her vaults, but we want to be able to share a vault between brother and sister.

  • jupiters_spot's avatar
    jupiters_spot
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    2 months ago

    4th sentence should read:

     I can invite my sister as a guest by email, but your invitation appears to try to set up a new account for sister.

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      1P_Tommy
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      2 months ago

      jupiters_spot 

      That is correct, they would become a guest member of the family and would have an account there in addition to their own. So in essence the would have two accounts, their own and the guest under your family. Each will have a different Secret Key but they could share the same password to allow for ease of use.

      • karthakon's avatar
        karthakon
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        29 days ago

        So let me make sure I have this right.

        If you invite a user to your 1Password Family as a family member or a guest they will have to create a new 1Password account. 

        If they already have a 1Password account they can use the same email address. If they do they will have two 1password accounts with the same email address. They will have different Secret Keys. 

        If you want to be a member of multiple 1Password families you need a separate 1Password account for each 1Password family you belong to. If you are paying for a 1Password family and you want to join someone else's family and stop paying for the 1Password Family you are paying for then you need to do the following:

        1. Get invited to a 1Password Family as a Family member not a guest
        2. Accept the invite creating another 1Password account.
        3. Log into the 1Password Application with both accounts.
        4. Move your personal private passwords to the new account.
        5. Cancel your subscription and delete your previous account.

        If you want to share passwords with two separate groups (ie your roommates and your parents) you would need to get a 1Password Family Account for your roommates. Then invite your roommates to join it. Your roommates would need to create 1Password accounts to join your Roommate Family. Then you'd need to create another 1Password Family account for your parents to join. Invite them to it and your parents would each need to create a 1Password account to join that family with. 

        Is that right?