boinc

NAME

boinc − The BOINC core client program.

SYNOPSIS

boinc [options]

DESCRIPTION

The BOINC "core client", boinc, is the heart of BOINC. It controls which project applications are run on your computer, downloading "Workunits" and uploading the "Result" files from completed tasks. boinc is usually run in the background, ideally as a daemon. It can then be controlled either by a graphical tool called the BOINC Manager, boincmgr(1), or a command-line tool called boinccmd(1), by means of Remote Proceedure Calls (RPCs) over port 31416.

The BOINC core client can be controlled by command-line options, configuration files, and environment variables. Standard usage is simply to start the client running in the background.

OPTIONS

These command-line options for boinc can be used to control how BOINC is started. Once the client has started, you should use a separate program, (boincmgr(1) or boinccmd(1)) which communicates with it by means of Remote Proceedure Calls (RPCs).

−−help

show options

−−version

show version info

−−exit_when_idle

exit when there are no results

−−show_projects

show attached projects

−−detach_project URL

detach from a project

−−reset_project URL

reset (clear) a project

−−attach_project URL key

attach to a project

−−update_prefs URL

contact a project to update preferences

−−run_cpu_benchmarks

run the CPU benchmarks

−−check_all_logins

for idle detection, check remote logins too

−−allow_remote_gui_rpc

allow remote GUI RPC connections

−−gui_rpc_port port

port for GUI RPCs

−−redirectio

redirect stdout and stderr to log files

−−dir path

use given dir as BOINC home

−−no_gui_rpc

Omits creation of a socket as required for the remote control of the client. Consequently the client cannot be controlled by external tools like GUIs (boincmgr etc.) or the console command tool (boinccmd).

−−daemon

run as daemon

−−exit_before_start

exit right before starting a job

−−exit_after_finish

exit right after finishing a job

−−insecure

disable app sandboxing

−−launched_by_manager

core client was launched by Manager

−−run_by_updater

set by updater

ACCESS CONTROL FOR GUI RPC

By default the core client accepts GUI RPC connections only from programs on the same host, which means that any user on this host can control the core client.

SEE ALSO

boinccmd(1), boincmgr(1)

〈 http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/UnixClient〉

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2008 University of California.

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