NAME

       boincmgr - The graphical BOINC manager for the client.

SYNOPSIS

       boincmgr [--verbose] [-a] [-e client_dir] [-d data_dir] [-n hostname] [-g port] [-p
                passwd] [-b BOINC_ARGS] [-i] [-c] [-m]
       boincmgr [-h | --help]

DESCRIPTION

       The BOINC manager (boincmgr) is a graphical controlling and  monitoring  utility  for  the
       BOINC  client  (boinc(1)).  It  communicates  with  a running client using port 31416 over
       TCP/IP. It can only connect to one client at a time.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show all options.

       --verbose
              Generate verbose log messages.

       -a, --autostart
              Tells the BOINC Manager that it was started by the operating system  automatically.
              Use this if the Manager is started at login time.

       -e client_dir, --clientdir=client_dir
              Directory  containing  the  locale  directory  containing  the Manager localisation
              files.

       -d data_dir, --datadir=data_dir
              Directory containing the configuration files .

       -n hostname, --namehost=hostname
              Hostname or IP address of client to which the manager should connect to.

       -g port, --gui_rpc_port=port
              RPC port number used to communicate with the client. Has to be the same value as on
              the client (see boinc(1)).

       -p passwd, --password=passwd
              Use  passwd  as  password  for RPC authentication. If the current working directory
              contains a file gui_rpc_auth.cfg, boincmgr will read the password from this file.

       -b BOINC_ARGS, --boincargs=BOINC_ARGS
              Startup the BOINC client with these optional arguments if necessary.

       -i, --insecure
              Disable BOINC security users and permissions.

       -c, --checkskins
              Set skin debugging mode to enable skin manager error messages.

       -m, --multiple
              Allow multiple instances of BOINC manager on this host.

SEE ALSO

       boinc(1), boinccmd(1)

       ⟨https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/The_BOINC_Manager⟩

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007-2020 University of California.

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the  terms  of
       the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free
       Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and  no  Back-Cover
       Texts.

                                         03 February 2020                             boincmgr(1)