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diff --git a/academic/boinc/README.Slackware b/academic/boinc/README.Slackware index 5dc39e60ab..c0f1ceb4e3 100644 --- a/academic/boinc/README.Slackware +++ b/academic/boinc/README.Slackware @@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ For headless operation, a start up script is included. The script will execute as root with the data directory as '/var/lib/boinc_data'. Modify as needed: -BOINC_DIR=/var/lib/boinc_data # directory of boinc files +BOINC_DIR=/var/lib/boinc_data # directory of boinc data files BOINC_USER=root # user that will run boinc process +BOINC_OPTIONS="--dir $BOINC_DIR --redirectio" Refer to the boinc manpage for parameters you can add to BOINC_OPTIONS. @@ -20,8 +21,14 @@ if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.boinc ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.boinc stop fi -Note: The default configuration enables boinc control on the running -host via boinccmg or boincmgr on th same running host. To truly run +Note 1: +The default configuration enables boinc control on the running +host via boinccmg or boincmgr on the same running host. To truly run headless, you will need to configure boinc to allow RPC access from another host. +Note 2: +If you use the default data path of /var/lib/boinc_data as a non-root +user, before first use, you will need to create that path and set the +appropriate user permissions. + |