Entries which are not names of actual users are ignored (e.g., Shared, Deleted Users.) The installer will delete the Login Item for each user listed in the file. Ls /Users > "/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/nologinitems.txt"Īfter creating this file, run the installer. This should be a plain text file containing a list of users to be excluded from auto-launch, one user name per line.Īn easy way to create this file is to type the following in terminal, then edit the file to remove unwanted entries: You can override this behavior by removing the BOINC Manager Login Item for selected users, either via the Accounts System Preferences panel or by creating a nologinitems.txt file in the BOINC Data folder. See Client security and sandboxing for more information.īy default, BOINC Manager starts up automatically when each user logs in. Due to the Manager's internal permissions, you can move it but cannot copy it. If you wish to block some users from using BOINC Manager, move it out of the /Applications directory into a directory with restricted permissions.Normally, BOINC Manager starts up automatically when each user logs in.You may need BOINC version 6.2 or later to work properly as a daemon.
ADMIN TOOL FOR MAC FULL
The following apply to the full GUI installation (BOINC Manager):.The BOINC Client may not successfully detect the presence of a GPU, so BOINC Project applications may not be able to use the GPU.However, older style (version 5) application graphics (including screen saver graphics) are not available when the Client runs as a daemon.
ADMIN TOOL FOR MAC MAC
6 Installing BOINC on a Mac using the command line.5 Selecting which users may run BOINC Manager.4 Moving BOINC Manager or BOINC Data Folder to a Different Drive.3 Using BOINC's security features with the stand-alone BOINC Client.2 Disabling auto-launch of BOINC Manager.