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boincmgr

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NAME

boincmgr - The graphical BOINC manager for the client.

SYNOPSIS

boincmgr [ --verbose ] [ -a ] [ -e client_dir ] [ -d data_dir ] [ -n hostname ] [ -g port ] [ -p passwd ] [ -b BOINC_ARGS ] [ -i ] [ -c ] [ -m ]
boincmgr
[ -h | --help ]

DESCRIPTION

The BOINC manager ( boincmgr ) is a graphical controlling and monitoring utility for the BOINC client ( boinc (1)). It communicates with a running client using port 31416 over TCP/IP. It can only connect to one client at a time.

OPTIONS

-h , --help

Show all options.

--verbose

Generate verbose log messages.

-a , --autostart

Tells the BOINC Manager that it was started by the operating system automatically. Use this if the Manager is started at login time.

-e client_dir , --clientdir= client_dir

Directory containing the locale directory containing the Manager localisation files.

-d data_dir , --datadir= data_dir

Directory containing the configuration files .

-n hostname , --namehost= hostname

Hostname or IP address of client to which the manager should connect to.

-g port , --gui_rpc_port= port

RPC port number used to communicate with the client. Has to be the same value as on the client (see boinc (1)).

-p passwd , --password= passwd

Use passwd as password for RPC authentication. If the current working directory contains a file gui_rpc_auth.cfg , boincmgr will read the password from this file.

-b BOINC_ARGS , --boincargs= BOINC_ARGS

Startup the BOINC client with these optional arguments if necessary.

-i , --insecure

Disable BOINC security users and permissions.

-c , --checkskins

Set skin debugging mode to enable skin manager error messages.

-m , --multiple

Allow multiple instances of BOINC manager on this host.

SEE ALSO

boinc (1), boinccmd (1)

⟨ https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/The_BOINC_Manager⟩

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2020 University of California.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.