From d1fe2c3b7009410ac1cb20209261c9e68710c90d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Anderson Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:20:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add file --- Linux-installer.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Linux-installer.md diff --git a/Linux-installer.md b/Linux-installer.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70d3cd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Linux-installer.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +This document explains how the +[BOINC Linux installer](https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php) +works. + +## Users and groups + +The installer creates a user ```boinc``` +and a group ```boinc```. + +All files created by the installer are owned by ```boinc```, +and all BOINC processes (the client and science applications) +run under ```boinc```. +This provides a measure of protection, +since these processes cannot +access file or directories with no 'other' permissions set. + +## Files + +## Execution