#!/bin/sh
# This file is part of BOINC.
# http://boinc.berkeley.edu
# Copyright (C) 2008 University of California
#
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#
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#
#
##
# Script to set up Macintosh to run BOINC client as a daemon / service
# by Charlie Fenton 7/26/06
# revised 1/6/08 to use launchd
##
## Note: this version of this script requires BOINC 5.10.34 or later
## and OS 10.4 or later.
##
## Usage:
##
## source Make_BOINC_Service.sh [path_to_client_dir] [path_to_data_dir]
##
## path_to_client_dir is needed only for stand-alone client or if Manager
## is at non-standard location.
##
## path_to_data_dir is needed only for stand-alone client when data is in
## a different directory than the client.
##
## Directions for use:
##
## (1) Install BOINC Manager using the BOINC.pkg Installer Package, or
## install stand-alone client.
## (2) Make sure you are logged in as a user with administrator
## privileges.
## (3) Run the Terminal application.
## (4) In the Terminal window, type "source" and a space.
## (5) Drag this script file from the Finder into the Terminal window.
## (6) If using the stand-alone client, or if the Manager is in a non-
## standard location, drag the folder containing the client from
## the Finder into the Terminal window (or type the path excluding
## the trailing slash).
## (7) If using the stand-alone client, but the client is not in the data
## directory, drag the BOINC data folder from the Finder into the
## Terminal window (or type the path excluding the trailing slash).
## (8) Press the return key.
## (9) When prompted, enter your administrator password.
## (10) Restart the computer.
##
## The system will now start BOINC client as a daemon / service at
## system startup. You will still be able to control and monitor BOINC
## using the BOINC Manager, but BOINC client will remain running after
## you quit BOINC Manager, when the ScreenSaver quits, and even when
## no user is logged in.
##
## Note: the BOINC ScreenSaver may not display graphics for some users
## when BOINC Client is running as a daemon / service. Thus will be
## fixed with the release of BOINC 6.0 and project applications updated
## to use the BOINC 6 graphics API.
##
##
## When the system has launched BOINC Client as a daemon, you can stop the
## BOINC Client from the Terminal by typing:
## sudo launchctl stop edu.berkeley.boinc
## and you can restart the BOINC Client from the Terminal by typing:
## sudo launchctl start edu.berkeley.boinc
##
## Note: The BOINC Client will quit immediately after launch if it detects
## another instance of BOINC Client already running. So these launchctl
## commands will fail if the BOINC Client was started by the BOINC Manager
## or ScreenSaver.
##
## If BOINC Client is not already running when the BOINC Manager is launched,
## the Manager will start BOINC Client. This will happen automatically at
## login if you have BOINC Manager set as a login item for that user. If
## it was started by the Manager, then BOINC Client will quit when the BOINC
## Manager quits.
##
## If BOINC Client is not already running when the BOINC ScreenSaver starts,
## the ScreenSaver will start BOINC Client and will quit BOINC Client when
## the ScreenSaver is dismissed.
##
## REMOVAL:
## To undo the effects of this script (i.e., to permanently stop running BOINC
## as a daemon / service):
## (1) In the Finder, browse to the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder.
## (2) Drag the file edu.berkeley.boinc.plist to the trash. (Finder will ask
## for your administrator user name and password).
## (3) Restart the computer.
##
## The system will no longer start BOINC client as a daemon / service
## at system startup.
##
## If you wish to completely remove BOINC from your computer, first
## complete the above steps, then follow the directions in the web
## page http://boinc.berkeley.edu/mac_advanced.php or in the README.rtf
## file supplied with the BOINC installer.
##
if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
PATH_TO_CLIENT="/Applications/BOINCManager.app/Contents/Resources"
PATH_TO_DATA="/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data"
# Check for BOINC Manager with embedded BOINC Client
if [ ! -f "${PATH_TO_CLIENT}/boinc" ]; then
echo " ***************************** ERROR ***************************"
echo " * *"
echo " * Could not find BOINC Manager with embedded BOINC client *"
echo " * in Applications Directory. *"
echo " * *"
echo " * Please install BOINC Manager before running this script. *"
echo " * *"
echo " ***************************************************************"
return 1
fi
else
PATH_TO_CLIENT="$1"
PATH_TO_DATA="$1"
# Check for stand-alone BOINC Client
if [ ! -f "${PATH_TO_CLIENT}/boinc" ]; then
echo " ***************************** ERROR ***************************"
echo " * *"
echo " * Could not find BOINC client at specified directory *"
echo " * *"
echo " * Please install BOINC client before running this script. *"
echo " * *"
echo " ***************************************************************"
return 1
fi
fi
if [ $# -gt 1 ] ; then
PATH_TO_DATA="$2"
fi
# Check for BOINC Data directory
if [ ! -d "${PATH_TO_DATA}" ]; then
echo " ****************** ERROR ******************"
echo " * *"
echo " * Could not find BOINC data directory *"
echo " * *"
echo " *******************************************"
return 1
fi
# Delete the old-style boinc daemon StartupItem if present
sudo rm -fR /Library/StartupItems/boinc
# Delete old temporary working directory and files if present
rm -fR ~/boincStartupTemp
# Create new temporary working directory
mkdir -p ~/boincStartupTemp/
# Create file edu.berkeley.boinc.plist in temporary directory.
# (For some reason, we can't create the file directly in the final
# destination directory, so we create it here and then move it.)
cat >> ~/boincStartupTemp/edu.berkeley.boinc.plist << ENDOFFILE
GroupName
boinc_master
Label
edu.berkeley.boinc
Program
${PATH_TO_CLIENT}/boinc
ProgramArguments
${PATH_TO_CLIENT}/boinc
-redirectio
-daemon
RunAtLoad
UserName
boinc_master
WorkingDirectory
${PATH_TO_DATA}/
ENDOFFILE
sudo mv -f ~/boincStartupTemp/edu.berkeley.boinc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/
# Delete temporary working directory
rm -fR ~/boincStartupTemp
# Set ownership and permissions for our plist
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.berkeley.boinc.plist
sudo chmod 0444 /Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.berkeley.boinc.plist
return 0