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<h2>Core client: file structure</h2>
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<p>
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The core client runs in a BOINC home directory.
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An account file (accounts.xml) must be present in this directory.
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The core client creates and uses the following files and directories
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within the BOINC home directory:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>client_state.xml</b>: this is an description
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of the files, application, workunits and results
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present on this client.
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<li> Each project has a <b>project subdirectory</b>
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whose name is the project's base URL.
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This subdirectory contains all files (inputs, outputs, executables)
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related to the project.
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<li> <b>slots</b>: this directory contains one subdirectory
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for each CPU "slot" (normally there are as many slots
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as the host has CPUs).
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The subdirectories are named 0, 1, ... N-1.
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</ul>
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<p>
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Each result executes in particular slot.
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The core client creates symbolic links (UNIX)
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or .lnk files (Windows) in the slot directory,
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linking the input, output and executable files
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to the appropriate files in the project directory.
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On UNIX, the core client uses chroot() so that the
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application sees the slot directory as the root of its filesystem,
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and cannot create or access files outside of it.
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