Posts by msmeads

1) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Projects are attaching to a different account (Message 100660) Posted 26 Feb 2021 by msmeads Post: Thanks - I've posted a copy of the possible resolution to the BOINC forum. Also some additional information: when the BOINC Manager was uninstalled and the registry cleared of BOINC keys, the ~ProgramDataBOINC data folder was also removed (actually, renamed) prior to reinstallation.
2) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Projects are attaching to a different account (Message 100656) Posted 26 Feb 2021 by msmeads Post: Problem solved, possibly. I finally figured out that the incorrect account key belonged to another person who had installed BOINC on both this computer (years ago) and on the second computer (months ago). Through trial and error, I was able to login with the account key and his email address. Although that person had previously uninstalled the BOINC Manager, his ID somehow remained on both machines. Similarly, when I encountered issues and uninstalled and re-installed BOINC, the client kept attaching to the original (incorrect) account periodically, as described in the initial posting. To fix this, my computer helper uninstalled the BOINC Manager, then combed through the Windows registry and deleted every key contining a BOINC reference. After reinstalling and re-adding the project, things seem to be going smoothly. I tested it out by issuing a "Project Update" command, as well as shutting down and restarting the client, and the correct account ID (mine) is being used. Then we repeated the same steps on the second PC. So far, so good. I'm not sure if this needs to be reported as a possible bug, but it seems that the BOINC Manager may not uninstall cleanly, and that may cause problems if it is reinstalled and associated with a different account or email address.
3) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Projects are attaching to a different account (Message 100553) Posted 6 Feb 2021 by msmeads Post: Thank you. I thought I had it figured out -- I found the incorrect account key in a couple of config files, so I replaced them with the proper key value. Everything seemed OK for some time, then tonight I manually issued a project update, and my account_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml file somehow reverted to the old account keys. :( I will confer with a project admin, but how do I find out who that person is and how do I contact them?
4) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Projects are attaching to a different account (Message 100491) Posted 25 Jan 2021 by msmeads Post: Upon further inspection, it appears that my account key is being overwritten with an incorrect value whenever I invoke the Update Project command. I'm not sure why it is overwriting the authenticator or where BOINC Manager is pulling the incorrect from.
5) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Projects are attaching to a different account (Message 100489) Posted 25 Jan 2021 by msmeads Post: Hello, I've been using Rosetta@home for a bit over a month now and have been trying to troubleshoot a mysterious issue. I have BOINC running Rosetta@home on two Windows PCs. Every now and then, when I check my stats it looks like I have zero tasks and no recent credit even though the program has been running in the background. When I open the account_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml file on my computer, I notice that the <authenticator> tag shows an account key value that is different from what is shown under my account keys on the boinc.bakerlab.org website. To fix this, I remove Rosetta@home in the BOINC Manager program and re-add the project as an existing user (using the same credentials I use to login to the boinc.bakerlab.org site). After the project is re-added, my correct account key shows up in the account_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml file; everything is fine. However, when I check back some time later, the <authenticator> key in the xml file gets reverted back to the incorrect value. It always changes to the same incorrect value. This happens on both computers that I have running BOINC, and I believe it occurs whenever the machine is rebooted. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? Is the BOINC Manager reading a preference or cookie or something upon startup that is re-writing my account key information?