boincmgr - The graphical BOINC manager for the client.
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03 February 2020 boincmgr(1)
Description
The BOINC manager (boincmgr) is a graphical controlling and monitoring utility for the BOINC client
(boinc(1)). It communicates with a running client using port 31416 over TCP/IP. It can only connect to
one client at a time.
Name
boincmgr - The graphical BOINC manager for the client.
Options
-h, --help
Show all options.
--verbose
Generate verbose log messages.
-a, --autostart
Tells the BOINC Manager that it was started by the operating system automatically. Use this if the
Manager is started at login time.
-eclient_dir, --clientdir=client_dir
Directory containing the locale directory containing the Manager localisation files.
-ddata_dir, --datadir=data_dir
Directory containing the configuration files .
-nhostname, --namehost=hostname
Hostname or IP address of client to which the manager should connect to.
-gport, --gui_rpc_port=port
RPC port number used to communicate with the client. Has to be the same value as on the client
(see boinc(1)).
-ppasswd, --password=passwd
Use passwd as password for RPC authentication. If the current working directory contains a file
gui_rpc_auth.cfg, boincmgr will read the password from this file.
-bBOINC_ARGS, --boincargs=BOINC_ARGS
Startup the BOINC client with these optional arguments if necessary.
-i, --insecure
Disable BOINC security users and permissions.
-c, --checkskins
Set skin debugging mode to enable skin manager error messages.
-m, --multiple
Allow multiple instances of BOINC manager on this host.
See Also
boinc(1), boinccmd(1) ⟨https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/The_BOINC_Manager⟩
Synopsis
boincmgr [--verbose] [-a] [-eclient_dir] [-ddata_dir] [-nhostname] [-gport] [-ppasswd] [-bBOINC_ARGS] [-i] [-c] [-m]
boincmgr [-h | --help]
