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Message 39815 - Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 19:58:45 UTC

I have a shared computer and only want BOINC to run under my user account. When I installed it, I selected the protection option and unticked the option to install for all users. BOINC runs under my user account, but when another user logs in, the BOINC manger still launches. I have followed the instructions Here to remove BOINC and ran the cleaner application, but when I reinstall BOINC with the protected mode, and unticking the 'for all users' on the installer, it still remembers all my projects, has workunits and I still have the same issue when other users login.

How can I get BOINC to only run for my user account?
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Message 39816 - Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 20:15:29 UTC - in response to Message 39815.  

On all the other user accounts run BOINC Manager once, in it set:
In BOINC 6.12 and above: Advanced view->Tools->Display and network options->General, uncheck "Run Manager at login?"->OK.
In BOINC 6.10 and below: Advanced view->Advanced->Options->General, uncheck "Run Manager at login?"->OK.

By the way, the option in the installer doesn't say "install for all users" or "run for all users", but "Allow all users on this computer to control BOINC". It only sets whether other user accounts on the computer can or not use BOINC Manager, not whether or not they can start it up. A bit counter-intuitive, I know. I'll ask the developers for a fix.
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Message 39818 - Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 20:54:07 UTC - in response to Message 39816.  

Awesome thank you.
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