Boinc cpid how to#

Update each project.ĭO NOT copy the file, it contains other information specific to each machine!!! It can be a pain if you have lots of machines, but if you do it properly it works.įinaly, a quick note on the displayed CPIDs: The value you copy will be shown as is on CPDN but Seti, Einstein and Protein Predictor (not sure about the others yet) will still show a different value, this is okay. Archive For help with anything BOINC related you cant find in our FAQ or if you need an.

Locate the for any other participating projects and replace the value with the one you copied from CPDN.

I had three different projects on three separate devices: I ticked ' Do you consent. I thought that just by using the same e-mail they would auto sync but it wasn't happening.

Boinc cpid how to#

I was having a terrible time figuring out how to get my CPID to sync across multiple Boinc projects.

Locate the for the '' project and copy the value. BOINC CPIDs synced Putting this here in case it helps someone out.

Open the 'client_state.xml', found in the BOINC install directory, in any suitable editor. I'm running as a service so this involved stopping the BOINC manager and stopping the Service (Control Panel->Admin Tools->Services). If, like me, you didn't (seti was my first) then it's a bit more complicated. If you are just starting with BOINC then create your CPDN account first the others should then use the CPID from CPDN. There may have been one buried but for those who are also struggling here is a simple solution:ĬPDN does not update it's CPID (internal or external) to match other BOINC projects. I've read through that link and others and found them generally inconclusive on either the problem or a solution.