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PHP
74 lines
3.6 KiB
PHP
<?php
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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("BOINC tools for Macintosh system administrators");
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echo "
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Several tools are available for Macintosh System Administrators, mostly in the
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form of command-line shell scripts to be run from the Terminal application.
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Please read the comments in each script for descriptions and directions.
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<h2> Running BOINC as a daemon or system service</h2>
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<p>
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<a href=mac_build/Make_BOINC_Service.sh>Make_BOINC_Service.sh</a>
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is a command-line shell script to set up the BOINC Client to run as a daemon
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at system startup. It can be used with either full GUI installations (BOINC
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Manager) or the stand-alone BOINC Client.
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<p>When run as a daemon:
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<ul>
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<li> The BOINC Client always runs even when no user is logged in. However, it still
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observes the Activity settings as set by the Manager or the <b>boinc_cmd</b> application
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(Run always, Run based on preferences, Suspend, Snooze; Network activity always
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available, Network activity based on preferences, Network activity suspended.)
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<li> Quitting the BOINC Manager will not cause the Client to exit.
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<li> Application graphics (including screen saver graphics) are not available
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when the Client runs as a daemon.
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<li> The following apply to the full GUI installation (BOINC Manager):
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<ul>
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<li> You may need version 5.5.9 or later to work properly as a daemon.
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<li> Normally, BOINC Manager starts up automatically when each user logs
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in. You can change this as explained below.
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<li> If you wish to block some users from using BOINC Manager, <i>move</i>
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it out of the <b>/Applications</b> directory into a directory with
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restricted permissions. Due to the Manager's internal permissions,
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you can <i>move</i> it but cannot <i>copy</i> it. See
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<a href=sandbox_user.php>The Secure BOINC Client</a>
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for more information.
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<h2> Disabling auto-launch of BOINC Manager</h2>
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<p>
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By default, BOINC Manager starts up automatically when each user logs in. You
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can override this behavior by removing the BOINC Manager Login Item for selected
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users, either via the Accounts System Preferences panel or by creating a
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<b>nologinitems.txt</b> file in the <b>BOINC Data</b> folder. This should be a
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plain text file containing a list of users to be excluded from auto-lauch, one
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user name per line.
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<p>
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An easy way to create this file is to type the following in terminal, then edit
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the file to remove unwanted entries:
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<pre>
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ls /Users > \"/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/nologinitems.txt\"
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</pre>
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After creating this file, run the installer. The installer will delete the Login
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Item for each user listed in the file. Entries which are not names of actual users
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are ignored (e.g., Shared, Deleted Users.)
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<h2> Using BOINC's security features with the stand-alone BOINC Client</h2>
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<p>
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Beginning with version 5.5.4, the Macintosh BOINC Manager Installer implements
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additional security to protect your computer data from potential theft or accidental
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or malicious damage by limiting BOINC projects' access to your system and data, as
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described in <a href=sandbox_user.php>The Secure BOINC Client</a>.
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We recommend that stand-alone BOINC Client installations also take advantage of this protection.
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You can do this by running the
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<a href=mac_build/Mac_SA_Secure.sh>Mac_SA_Secure.sh</a>
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command-line shell script after installing the stand-alone Client, and again any time you
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upgrade the Client.
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<p>
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Although we don't recommend it, you can remove these protections by running the
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<a href=mac_build/Mac_SA_Insecure.sh>Mac_SA_Insecure.sh script.
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page_tail();
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?>
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