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Message 2372
Posted 2 Jan 2006 by Marck
Here's my contribution for a first version of a HowTo for remote client access. If you find it adequate, then feel free to add it to the BOINC Wiki.

How to control BOINC on remote computers

Once you installed BOINC on a computer, it is possible to control and manage the [[BOINC Daemon]] from another computer connected via a network link. You can either use [[BOINC Manager]] or [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/boinc_cmd.php BOINC command tool] for this purpose.

=Preparations=

In the [[BOINC Directory]] of the remote computer, do the following:
# Allow remote access by creating or editing the [[Remote Hosts File]] (remote_hosts.cfg).
# Create or edit a [[BOINC Daemon Password]] in file gui_rpc_auth.cfg.
# Restart the BOINC Daemon of the remote computer to make it aware of the changes.

==With BOINC Manager==

* Open the ''File'' menu and select the menu entry ''Select computer...''
* Enter the hostname or [[IP address]] of the computer you want to access remotely.
* Enter the password that is set in the [[BOINC Daemon Password]] file gui_rpc_auth.cfg on that remote computer.
* Now you can use BOINC Manager as usual. The difference is that all commands are sent to the remote computer now.
* To switch back to the local computer, repeat the steps listed in this section but enter hostname 'localhost' and the password set in the local [[BOINC Daemon Password]] file.

==With BOINC command tool==

* For each command that you specify with the BOINC command tool, add the options ''--host hostname[:port]'' and ''--passwd password''. You can omit the password option; in this case, the password in the local gui_rpc_auth.cfg file will be used.


By the way, menu entry ''Select computer...'' of menu ''File'' is not mentioned in the current Wiki page for BOINC Manager. I'd suggest to add in section 'BOINC Manager Menus' at least a line such as this:
* Select computer: Connect to a [[BOINC Daemon]] which runs on a remote computer


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