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The BOINC scheduling server runs as a CGI or fast CGI program under Apache or similar web server. The host must have access to the project's BOINC database.
The scheduling server uses an auxiliary program called 'feeder'; the two programs communicate through a shared-memory segment.
Both programs read a configuration file config.xml with the following form:
<config> <db_name>david_test</db_name> <db_passwd></db_passwd> <shmem_key>0xbeefcafe</shmem_key> <key_dir>/home/david/boinc_keys</key_dir> <upload_dir>/home/david/boinc_projects/test/upload</upload_dir> <user_name>david</user_name> </config>The elements are as follows:
db_name | The name of the BOINC database |
db_password | The password of the BOINC database |
shmem_key | The identifier of the shared-memory segment; it is an arbitrary 32-bit quantity, but must be unique among different BOINC servers sharing a single host. |
key_dir | The directory containing the file upload authentication private key. |
upload_dir | The directory where uploaded files are stored (this is used by the data server). |
user_name | This name is prepended to web log error messages to distinguish between multiple servers on a single host. |
You must modify your Apache config file to allow execution of the scheduling server. For example:
ScriptAlias /boinc-cgi/ \"/users/barry/cgi/\" <Directory \"/users/barry/cgi/\"> AllowOverride None Options None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>"; page_tail(); ?>