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Send message Joined: 14 Dec 05 Posts: 27 Credit: 11,235,785 RAC: 4,049 |
After restarting the VM I got a subset of the same message:I think the problem is related to permissions as Dave says. Although your userid is now part of the boinc group, the gui_rpc_auth.cfg may not have 'group' read permission. When I do: ls -l /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg I get -rw-r----- 1 root boinc 1 Dec 2 2022 /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
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Send message Joined: 29 Oct 17 Posts: 1051 Credit: 16,649,638 RAC: 12,396 |
I did a search for boinc and read() type error messages of the kind you posted earlier. I found one hit here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=12290. Unfortunately there was no solution posted, but the suggestion was it was something to do with the UFW (Ubuntu's 'uncomplicated' firewall). I had a look at your machines. I see both the Ubuntu VMs have been running tasks quite successfully. I mistakenly thought this was a new install on a new Ubuntu VM. So the question is, what's changed? Was boincmgr/boniccmd working fine before until after a recent change? From what you've posted, the install looks ok (apart from the /etc/group change). Though I don't understand how you were able to read the gui_rpc_auth.cfg file to find it was blank if your username wasn't in the boinc group. Did you make any security changes on Windows? Or upgrade it? Just wondering if something has altered in the BIOS that's preventing the VMs from working correctly. |
Send message Joined: 14 Dec 05 Posts: 27 Credit: 11,235,785 RAC: 4,049 |
This whole adventure started when I posted in the Windows forum that one of my PC was not getting any tasks. One of the replies indicated that I might improve the VirtualBox Linux tasks if I upgraded the boinc version.
Perhaps I should restore my VM to BOINC v7.18.1 which actually runs? |
Send message Joined: 1 Jan 07 Posts: 1061 Credit: 36,748,059 RAC: 5,647 |
That rather implies that the new version of BOINC - you need to tell us where you got it from - was compiled to use a different version of the software package runtime libraries. Trying to start the separate binary programs (boinc, boincmgr) in a terminal window might give you some useful error messages, but if you feel you've wasted too much time on it already - yes, revert to v7.18.1. If it runs, it'll be OK. |
Send message Joined: 15 May 09 Posts: 4541 Credit: 19,039,635 RAC: 18,944 |
That rather implies that the new version of BOINC - you need to tell us where you got it from - was compiled to use a different version of the software package runtime libraries.I knew there was a reason other than perversity for compiling my own! |
Send message Joined: 5 Aug 04 Posts: 1120 Credit: 17,202,915 RAC: 2,154 |
Trying to start the separate binary programs (boinc, boincmgr) in a terminal window might give you some useful error messages, but if you feel you've wasted too much time on it already - yes, revert to v7.18.1. If it runs, it'll be OK. I am running Dec 18 2022 boinc-client-7.20.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm Apr 10 22:09 boinc-client-doc-7.20.2-1.el8.noarch.rpm Feb 7 15:25 boinc-manager-7.20.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm on my Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.8 (Ootpa) machine. On my Windows 10 machine, I just updated this morning to Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Core x64 Edition, (10.00.19045.00) BOINC version 7.22.2 It was running 7.20.2 for quite a while. They both seem to be running just fine. |
Send message Joined: 29 Oct 17 Posts: 1051 Credit: 16,649,638 RAC: 12,396 |
This whole adventure started when I posted in the Windows forum that one of my PC was not getting any tasks. One of the replies indicated that I might improve the VirtualBox Linux tasks if I upgraded the boinc version.Well, I use 7.18.1 on all my linux boxes (the one that says pre-release) and I've not had a single problem with it. Yet I recently had problems with the Windows version 7.22 on a WINE install which worked when I dropped back to an earlier boinc version. So one might suppose there's issues with 7.22. There's an old saying: 'If it's not broke, don't fix it' :) If I was you, I'd go back to the earlier boinc version. I don't understand your point about not getting CPDN tasks as your profile shows you've run plenty on both the VMs? It's probably just that there are usually more Windows machines subscribed to CPDN than tasks available. I also miss out sometimes. p.s. if you had some failed tasks lately because of the bad batch, it will take time for the server to start sending you tasks again as I believe it black-lists your host for a short while. |
Send message Joined: 14 Dec 05 Posts: 27 Credit: 11,235,785 RAC: 4,049 |
That rather implies that the new version of BOINC - you need to tell us where you got it from - was compiled to use a different version of the software package runtime libraries.I knew there was a reason other than perversity for compiling my own! I got it from here: Check https://launchpad.net/~costamagnagianfranco/+archive/ubuntu/boinc Gianfranco is an official BOINC builder. |
Send message Joined: 15 May 09 Posts: 4541 Credit: 19,039,635 RAC: 18,944 |
I am surprised. Gianfranco's offerings are usually reliable. |
Send message Joined: 14 Dec 05 Posts: 27 Credit: 11,235,785 RAC: 4,049 |
This whole adventure started when I posted in the Windows forum that one of my PC was not getting any tasks. One of the replies indicated that I might improve the VirtualBox Linux tasks if I upgraded the boinc version.Well, I use 7.18.1 on all my linux boxes (the one that says pre-release) and I've not had a single problem with it. Yet I recently had problems with the Windows version 7.22 on a WINE install which worked when I dropped back to an earlier boinc version. So one might suppose there's issues with 7.22. That's what I will do. Thanks for all your help.
It has been years since I have received any Windows tasks on that PC. I suspect that it's not simply the luck of the draw, but that's a topic for the other forum. |
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