Apparently you still have parts of the Repository version of BOINC installed. There isn't a boinccmd in usr/bin with the Berkeley version, boinccmd is in the BOINC folder, along with everything else in the BOINC-All-in-One. To use the BOINC-All-In-One you cd to the BOINC folder, then run ./boinccmd...works for me. You need to remove ALL parts of the Repository version of BOINC, then the Berkeley version will work. Or reinstall the System and Never install the Repository version of BOINC. The older instructions for the Berkeley version is here, https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC#The_Berkeley_Installer

The BOINC working directory can be moved elsewhere as you like, and can even be renamed. One common choice is ~/.boinc, since files and directories with names that begin with "dot" do not show up by default in Unix directory listings. Whatever the name, everything related to the BOINC client is contained within that directory, and you should always run the client and the manager from that working directory...

BTW, if you want to use the run_client & run_manager files you will need to open them and set the correct paths to the exes.

Are you sure the boinc client is running on another terminal?

I find no trace of it running anywhere.

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Radjin~

what happens when you run just ./boinc?

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what happens when you run just ./boinc?

You pick my point. If the client is not running where the manager is going to connect?

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Apparently you still have parts of the Repository version of BOINC installed. There isn't a boinccmd in usr/bin with the Berkeley version, boinccmd is in the BOINC folder, along with everything else in the BOINC-All-in-One. To use the BOINC-All-In-One you cd to the BOINC folder, then run ./boinccmd...works for me. You need to remove ALL parts of the Repository version of BOINC, then the Berkeley version will work. Or reinstall the System and Never install the Repository version of BOINC. The older instructions for the Berkeley version is here, https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC#The_Berkeley_Installer

The BOINC working directory can be moved elsewhere as you like, and can even be renamed. One common choice is ~/.boinc, since files and directories with names that begin with "dot" do not show up by default in Unix directory listings. Whatever the name, everything related to the BOINC client is contained within that directory, and you should always run the client and the manager from that working directory...

BTW, if you want to use the run_client & run_manager files you will need to open them and set the correct paths to the exes.

As I had said in the beginning I tried to install Boinc using apt but never got it working. I did an apt removed, purge and autoremove. Later in this topic I received the to idea to DL and run from my home directory but that has not worked either. If I understand what is being said, there is either another instance of Boinc running or some configuration that is redirecting my command. I thought I had purged all parts of it from the apt install. My knowledge of Linux is growing but I am way out of my depth on this topic.

1. How do I detect the possible other Boinc instance?
2. How do I remove it if apt did not?
3. How do I remove leftover parts of the repository version of Boinc?

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Radjin~

[quote]what happens when you run just ./boinc[\quote]

That got a response...


~/BOINC$ ./boinc
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Starting BOINC client version 7.14.2 for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task, sched_op_debug
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.64.0 GnuTLS/3.6.7 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0 librtmp/2.3
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Data directory: /home/radjin/BOINC
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] No usable GPUs found
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Creating new client state file
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] [libc detection] gathered: 2.28, Debian GLIBC 2.28-10
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Host name: webserver
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Processor: 8 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz [Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7]
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx lahf_lm epb pti tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] OS: Linux Debian: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) [4.19.0-6-amd64|libc 2.28 (Debian GLIBC 2.28-10)]
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Memory: 31.30 GB physical, 15.89 GB virtual
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Disk: 884.49 GB total, 750.55 GB free
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Local time is UTC -7 hours
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Config: use all coprocessors
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Last benchmark was 18155 days 03:03:06 ago
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] No general preferences found - using defaults
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Preferences:
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] max memory usage when active: 16024.55 MB
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] max memory usage when idle: 28844.18 MB
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] max disk usage: 751.18 GB
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] don't use GPU while active
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25%
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Setting up project and slot directories
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Checking active tasks
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Setting up GUI RPC socket
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] Checking presence of 0 project files
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 [---] This computer is not attached to any projects
15-Sep-2019 20:03:07 Initialization completed

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Radjin~

Leave it running and open a new terminal.

Then run the boinc manager there and see if now it works.

Attach to the project and happy crunching

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I tried to install Boinc using apt but never got it working. I did an apt removed, purge and autoremove.

You are getting that because there are configuration files from the Repository boinc telling the system boinc is in your system folder instead of your Home folder. You must remove All traces of the Repository boinc, including configurations files from your system, otherwise every time you FAIL to CD to the BOINC folder the system will assume you mean the Repository version of boinc in your system folder. Most people using the GUI just open /home/user/BOINC and double-click on boincmgr, which runs boinc from the Working directory, as per the instructions at Berkeley.

You are getting that because there are configuration files from the Repository boinc telling the system boinc is in your system folder instead of your Home folder. You must remove All traces of the Repository boinc, including configurations files from your system, otherwise every time you FAIL to CD to the BOINC folder the system will assume you mean the Repository version of boinc in your system folder. Most people using the GUI just open /home/user/BOINC and double-click on boincmgr, which runs boinc from the Working directory, as per the instructions at Berkeley.

This is a headless unit, everything is command line.
I have done all these commands from the BOINC directory.

How do I find the repository files that need to be removed?

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Radjin~

Leave it running and open a new terminal.

Then run the boinc manager there and see if now it works.

Attach to the project and happy crunching

~/BOINC$ boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu <weak key>
-bash: boinccmd: command not found

Running from the BOINC directory...

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Radjin~

Leave it running and open a new terminal.

Then run the boinc manager there and see if now it works.

Attach to the project and happy crunching

~/BOINC$ boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu 116546_bb6313b618383bc01facbb27628fc778
-bash: boinccmd: command not found

Running from the BOINC directory...

OK but just ./boincmgr

See if it works.

After you atach to the project using the GUI

But Tbar is right you probabily have 2 sets of boinc on the host.

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Yes, and as you saw, you MUST cd to the BOINC folder, as per instructions, before trying to run the Berkeley version of boinc. The only way I know of to completely remove the Repository Configuration files is to use the Package Manager and choose the Option for 'Remove Completely, Including Configuration files'. Since you can't do that Now, you are going to be forever Haunted by those Repository Configuration files, unless you do a clean install, and Never install the Repository version of BOINC.

Yes, and as you saw, you MUST cd to the BOINC folder, as per instructions, before trying to run the Berkeley version of boinc. The only way I know of to completely remove the Repository Configuration files is to use the Package Manager and choose the Option for 'Remove Completely, Including Configuration files'. Since you can't do that Now, you are going to be forever Haunted by those Repository Configuration files, unless you do a clean install, and Never install the Repository version of BOINC.

even cd to the BOINC directory still gives me the:

~/BOINC$ boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu <weak key>
-bash: boinccmd: command not found

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Radjin~

What happens if you just run ~/BOINC$ ./boinccmd

What happens if you just run ~/BOINC$ ./boinccmd

That gets a response too... What does the ./ in front mean?

~/BOINC$ ./boinccmd

usage: boinccmd [--host hostname] [--passwd passwd] [--unix_domain] command

default hostname: localhost
default password: contents of gui_rpc_auth.cfg
Commands:
--acct_mgr attach URL name passwd attach to account manager
--acct_mgr info show current account manager info
--acct_mgr sync synchronize with acct mgr
--acct_mgr detach detach from acct mgr
--client_version show client version
--create_account URL email passwd name
--file_transfer URL filename op file transfer operation
op = retry | abort
--get_app_config URL show app config for given project
--get_cc_status
--get_daily_xfer_history show network traffic history
--get_disk_usage show disk usage
--get_file_transfers show file transfers
--get_host_info
--get_message_count show largest message seqno
--get_messages [ seqno ] show messages > seqno
--get_notices [ seqno ] show notices > seqno
--get_project_config URL
--get_project_status show status of all attached projects
--get_proxy_settings
--get_simple_gui_info show status of projects and active tasks
--get_state show entire state
--get_tasks show tasks
--get_old_tasks show reported tasks from last 1 hour
--join_acct_mgr URL name passwd same as --acct_mgr attach
--lookup_account URL email passwd
--network_available retry deferred network communication
--project URL op project operation
op = reset | detach | update | suspend | resume | nomorework | allowmorework | detach_when_done | dont_detach_when_done
--project_attach URL auth attach to project
--quit tell client to exit
--quit_acct_mgr same as --acct_mgr detach
--read_cc_config
--read_global_prefs_override
--run_benchmarks
--set_gpu_mode mode duration set GPU run mode for given duration
mode = always | auto | never
--set_host_info product_name
--set_network_mode mode duration set network mode for given duration
mode = always | auto | never
--set_proxy_settings
--set_run_mode mode duration set run mode for given duration
mode = always | auto | never
--task url task_name op task operation
op = suspend | resume | abort

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Radjin~

./ means run
Try using ./boinccmd and then the command. Remember, your system thinks you mean the boinccmd that isn't in usr/bin instead of the one in your home folder.
~/BOINC$ ./boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu <weak key>

Yes, and as you saw, you MUST cd to the BOINC folder, as per instructions, before trying to run the Berkeley version of boinc. The only way I know of to completely remove the Repository Configuration files is to use the Package Manager and choose the Option for 'Remove Completely, Including Configuration files'. Since you can't do that Now, you are going to be forever Haunted by those Repository Configuration files, unless you do a clean install, and Never install the Repository version of BOINC.

even cd to the BOINC directory still gives me the:

~/BOINC$ boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu <weak key>
-bash: boinccmd: command not found

why do you keep running boinccmd? that is not a program installed on the system as a service and will not run like that. that's why you keep getting the command not found error.

you need to always be using ./ in front of the executable name, whether it be boinc, boincmgr, or boinccmd. so ./boinc, ./boinccmd ./boincmgr, etc

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./boinccmd --lookup_account http://setiathome.berkeley.edu [your email for seti acccount] [yourpassword to Seti@Home]

*without []brackets, don't copy paste your password on the forums.

It will return something like this.
status: Success
poll status: operation in progress
poll status: operation in progress
Account key: 7jj32038czaAajAf

Use the account key to join a computer.

./boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu 7jj32038czaAajAf

substitute the alphanumeric with whatever the lookup command gives you. the 7jj32038czaAajAf is just an example

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As posted a few times above this is what happens...

./boinccmd --project_attach http://setiathome.berkeley.edu <Weak Key>
can't connect to local host


I have the key from my account on the website

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Radjin~

Does the lookup command give you the same key?

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