These features are generally useful only for
advanced users.
Configuration files
BOINC uses the following configuration files.
You can pre-populate these files to control BOINC in various ways.
Command-line options
The core client has
command-line options that provide minimal control
(e.g. the ability attach and detach projects).
More detailed control, and the ability to interact
with a running client, is provided by the
BOINC command tool.
";
list_start();
list_item("-help",
"Show client options."
);
list_item("-version",
"Show client version."
);
list_item("-attach_project URL account_key",
"Attach this computer to a new project."
);
list_item("-show_projects",
"Print a list of projects to which this computer is attached."
);
list_item("-detach_project URL",
"Detach this computer from a project."
);
list_item("-reset_project URL",
"Clear pending work for a project.
Use this if there is a problem that is preventing
your computer from working."
);
list_item("-update_prefs URL",
"Contact a project's server to obtain new preferences.
This will also report completed results
and get new work if needed."
);
list_item("-return_results_immediately",
"Contact scheduler as soon as any result done."
);
list_item("-run_cpu_benchmarks",
"Run CPU benchmarks.
Do this if you have modified your computer's hardware."
);
list_item("-check_all_logins",
"If 'run if user active' preference is off,
check for input activity on all current logins;
default is to check only local mouse/keyboard"
);
list_item("-exit_when_idle",
"Get, process and report work, then exit."
);
list_item("-gui_rpc_port N",
"Specify port for GUI RPCs"
);
list_item("-allow_remote_gui_rpc",
"Allow GUI RPCs from remote hosts"
);
list_item("-dir abs_path",
"Use the given directory as BOINC home"
);
list_item("-detach",
"Detach from console (Windows only)"
);
list_item("-no_gui_rpc",
"Don't allow GUI RPCs."
);
list_item("-daemon",
"Run as daemon (detach from controlling terminal; Linux only)"
);
list_end();
echo "
Environment variables
";
list_start();
list_item("HTTP_PROXY", "URL of HTTP proxy");
list_item("HTTP_USER_NAME", "User name for proxy authentication");
list_item("HTTP_USER_PASSWD", "Password for proxy authentication");
list_item("SOCKS4_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 4 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 5 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_USER", "User name for SOCKS authentication");
list_item("SOCKS5_PASSWD", "Password for SOCKS authentication");
list_end();
echo "
Command-line options for debugging
";
list_start();
list_item(" -exit_when_idle ",
" Exit when we're not working on anything and a scheduling server
gives a 'no work' return."
);
list_item(" -no_time_test",
" Don't run performance benchmarks; used fixed numbers instead."
);
list_item(" -exit_after N",
" Exit after about N seconds"
);
list_item(" -giveup_after N",
" Give up on file transfers after N seconds (default is 2 weeks)"
);
list_item(" -limit_transfer_rate N",
" Limit total network traffic to N bytes/sec."
);
list_item(" -min",
" Put client in the background after starting up"
);
list_end();
page_tail();
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