That entry in client configuration reads like it might be a left-over from BOINC v5 and before.
BOINC v6 and later separated BOINC into 'program' and 'data' locations: cc_config.xml lives in the data directory already, so it's a bit self-referential to have another setting option there. In Windows, the bootstrap location for the data directory is read from the Registry (DATADIR): under Linux, I believe there's a hidden configuration file ".BOINC", but I couldn't tell you where to find it. >________________________________ > From: Jussi Lahtinen <[email protected]> >To: "McLeod, John" <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2014, 14:56 >Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] Client configuration > > >Oh, sorry. I'm on Linux. But I think I got it. > >Jussi > > >On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 4:49 PM, McLeod, John <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The projects write their data into a sub directory of the <data_dir_path>. >> You can't change this. >> >> If you want to move the data path to someplace else: >> 1) Stop BOINC >> 2) Move the entire directory tree of <data_dir_path> to the new location >> (and it must NOT be a windows protected directory such as "Program Files" >> 3) Re-install BOINC (or hand edit the config files and possibly registry, >> if you are that brave). Make certain to point the directory to the new >> place. >> 4) Start BOINC >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: boinc_dev [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Jussi Lahtinen >> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:43 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [boinc_dev] Client configuration >> >> I expected this: >> "<data_dir>path</data_dir> Use the given directory as the BOINC data >> directory (default: current directory)." >> >> To mean path where boinc writes project related data. Apparently no, >> because I lost all configurations (I assume that is because the path is >> used to find configs also). >> >> So, how do I change where project data is written? >> >> >> Jussi >> _______________________________________________ >> boinc_dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >> >_______________________________________________ >boinc_dev mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >(near bottom of page) enter your email address. > > > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
