LOL, Sorry!

In the Main BOINC directory there is a file called gui_rpc_auth.cfg. If you open it with a text editor you'll find a number which is the PW you're looking for.

Alinator

Or, if it's a secure machine - in your private home, and not connected to a network anyone else can access - you can change the password to, well, "password", and use that instead. Saves typing/memory cells!

Or even blank for that matter (IIRC). ;-)

Alinator

sorry to keep bothering you all.
I cant even find the main Boinc directory...
I tried to search using the terminal (just by guessing "find" is the command for finding stuff. don't really know how to use that either) and it told me there's no such file or directory...

edit: then again, it tells me that for every file i "search," even though they clearly exist. guess I wasn't as clever as I thought

Well, I know virtually squat about Linux, but I would suggest trying a Change Directory command, then a List Directory command for the drive you installed BOINC on.

I think the main directory is called "BOINC", regardless of platform.

Alinator

Well, I know virtually squat about Linux, but I would suggest trying a Change Directory command, then a List Directory command for the drive you installed BOINC on.

I think the main directory is called "BOINC", regardless of platform.

First question is whether you're doing this using a desktop graphical interface, or whether you've opened up a text terminal and you are typing commands... And more to the point, what exactly did you do to 'install' boinc?

Somewhere, you should have a directory (or folder) called "boinc" (no quotes!).

If in a text terminal, then the commands to use are:

ls

lists a directory;

cd dirname

changes to the directory "dirname". If you want to move back up to a higher directory then use:

cd ..

(the ".." is a special sequence meaning up 'one level'.)


Let us know how you're doing,

Good luck,
Martin

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I installed it thorough an application called "add/remove application"

now I'm sure it's not just me. I've looked everywhere, that file just does not exist! I've searched thoughroly through the entire file system.

I installed it thorough an application called "add/remove application"

now I'm sure it's not just me. I've looked everywhere, that file just does not exist! I've searched thoughroly through the entire file system.

What file are you wanting and where?

Regards,
Martin

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the "gui_rpc_auth" file in the main boinc directory

Hmmm, what version of BOINC are you trying to run? IIRC, all 5.2.x and higher versions should have it.

Alinator

I finally got it to work... for a few minuites. then it crashed and when I restart the computer, it wont get past the OS loading screen.

OK, finally working. The reason it wasn't working, and the file didn't exist, was that the application I installed it with only installed the manager.

Personally as someone who not long ago switched from windoze to linux i highly recomend the Kubuntu version of Ubuntu linux. it looks close enough that u will feel right at home on the GUI level (until u try to do anything difficult that is lol). It also works well with boinc and u can event use adept package manager to install it for you. Just need to enable the universe repositories.
Also generally i found a lot of people switching to different flavours of Ubuntu recently as its very very user friendly and best of all fits on 1 cd that they will even post out to you for free if you are willing to wait.
I use this on my main desktop and on my pure crunching machine i also use it but generally strip it back to a very bare bones gui version as im not ready for command prompt only yet. Just dont try and set up a printer on it lol you will have nightmares for weeks.
And that last post just proves why its great when the BOINC package is there and just a click away lol. Someone else has done the hard work maintaining this so it install properly and works

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Good Kubuntu/Ubuntu comments.

... Just dont try and set up a printer on it lol you will have nightmares for weeks. ...

I found that on an earlier version of Kubuntu. The supported list of printers was large but didn't include an old obscure HP inkjet. Instead, after you've tried the Ubuntu install printer utility stuff, then to finish off try from your web browser:

http://localhost:631/

That will magically bring up the CUPS printer system configuration page. There's an option on there to download the FULL printers list (VERY big) and then install your printer setup from that. And it that doesn't work then please post further with what you've got!

Good luck,

Regards,
Martin

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Hello,

I just wanted to explain to you how to search from the command line, as it is something you'll have to use often - and I was a LONG time learning it!

type:
find / -iname '*.*'

find is the command for finding
/ is where to look, in this case from root and downwards. You could also use ~, your home folder.
and '*.*' is the file you want to look for, in your case you should write 'gui_rpc_auth.cfg' WITH the two '

As with every command in Linux, typing man command (like man find) will tell you how to use the command.

Hello,

I just wanted to explain to you how to search from the command line, as it is something you'll have to use often - and I was a LONG time learning it!

type:
find / -iname '*.*'

Yes, that does seem to be one of the seemingly more 'obscure' commands yet extremely useful. Once you get the gist of the syntax, it becomes an almost do-anything Swiss Arm Knife of everything!

Perhaps there are too many options that make it look too scary...


A faster method is to install and use "slocate". You might need to run updatedb beforehand if you've only just changed/installed something you want to find.

slocate uses a compact database to do file indexing the way it should be done!

Happy crunchin',

Regards,
Martin

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thats good to know indeed.

For FYI--In any of the Ubuntu/Debian distros--the main boinc info is at /var/lib/boinc-client---there are two other places that info is located--/usr/lib/boinc-app-seti (the seti app itself) & ?usr/share/boinc-app-seti (where the app_info.xml file is)

And for the record--the Debian WiKi ia a good info source to set-up boinc on Ubuntu/Debian:

http://wiki.debian.org/BOINC

Happy crunching!!

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