3/2/2024 0 Comments Boinc linux distro![]() The only way to succeed, that I can think of ATM, would be to merge a registry file ( BoincConfig.reg) using a calling batch file to change the data directory path in the registry. ![]() Maybe there is a hidden Environment Variable it does look at?Īttempted this method in the final post on this thread ( ) with no luck but perhaps I made a mistake in the command passing? The BOINC_DIR environment variable (seen on Unix and mentioned earlier in this thread) does not seem to be looked at in Windows. The -dir command doesn't redirect to a new data folder, just application home. Version 7 is giving me a catch 22 when attempting this method ( ) as it is looking for a cc_config.xml in the data folder, instead of the home folder, and that file is where to store the new data directory path (if that still works). One of my machines is running 6.10.60 as a portable install now.Īttempting to get this working for 7 without relying on registry entries has been a dismal failure so far. I'm attempting to get a portable installation (per ) working and have succeeded with 6.10.60 just by copying over the exe/dll files over the earlier version by Oluf. ![]() So is there no Windows option to tell the client to look in a new directory either by changing an environment variable or command line parameter? It's always easy to blame others (or me) that they didn't add it to the Wiki, but then you (general you) didn't either. And those are the simplest ways.Īs for the Wiki and it missing things, if you (general you) want to add things like this, ask David Anderson for an account and go write to your heart's content. The OP may have asked for "Why is there not a simple option to do this?", but at the same time neglected to state what operating system they have (posting it in another thread doesn't count), which is why I posted how to do it for every OS. For the question of how to move the data directory/directories there, best ask the package maintainer. The repository version may be a little more difficult to move around as depending on the Linux distribution, its files are written to multiple directories. Well, as long as you used the Berkeley version. In Linux you can move the data directory to wherever you want. Hence the uninstall/move/reinstall sequence. In Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/all the server versions you can't just move directories around as then you break read/write permissions on the directory. You can check the BOINC Manager's Event Log to see if the data directory being used changed to /home/martianstorm/boinc_data. Start the boinc client = sudo service boinc-client start Add an # in front of the BOINC_DIR="/var/lib/boinc-client" line and then add the following below that line BOINC_DIR="/home/martianstorm/boinc_data" and save the file then exit the text editor.ĥ. Edit the /etc/default/boinc-client file to point to the new data directory = sudo gedit /etc/default/boinc-client and look for the entry that starts with # This is the data directory of the BOINC core client. Make sure permissions are set correctly = sudo chown boinc:boinc -R /home/martianstorm/boinc_data/*Ĥ. Copy the existing data to the new location = sudo cp -R /var/lib/boinc-client/* /home/martianstorm/boinc_data/ģ. Stop the boinc client = sudo service boinc-client stopĢ. ![]() Also, you don't need to use underscore like I did, as I just think it makes for easier reading.)ġ. If it is different, then substitute the username you actually use. home/martianstorm/boinc_data (This example is using martianstorm as your username. It's not really that difficult on Linux even with an install from the repository.įirst create a directory on the HDD where you want the data directory to be, i.e. Why isn't there a simple option to do so? I'm sure there are a lot of people who have SSDs and would want to move the working directory (without any hassle) to a location on an HDD.
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