All errors on my root server

M. Schmitt
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Why do I get that much errors on my, see here.
root server

Mostly with the SSE2 App. Shall I reset the project?
Same crashes with the Gamma-ray pulsar search #1 v0.23 too.

Any help is very appreciated.

Horacio
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All errors on my root server

I know almost nothing about linux, but the error on all those task is about not beeing able to write the init file...
May be, there is some permissions issue, or not enough disk space (at all or may be not enough assigned for BOINC usage), or some other app doing a heavy or prioritary use of the disk, or a bad sector on the disk...

M. Schmitt
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It's software raid. And there

It's software raid. And there is enough room on the disk: 96,63 free space.

Bernd Machenschalk
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Looks like a permission

Looks like a permission problem. The "init file" is init_data.xml in the slots. As not all tasks seem to be affected, it might be limited to a few slots. Did you run the BOINC Clisnt as 'root' once, and later as user 'boinc'?

I'd peek into files and directories under /var/lib/boinc-clisnt or wherever the BOINC data directory is on your machine, watch out for missing write permissions and possibly wrong owners.

BM

BM

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All ls's as root ls -l The

All ls's as root ls -l
The boinc user is in the vboxusers groop.

-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4768 7. Jun 17:06 account_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 5239 7. Jun 17:06 account_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 39486 7. Jun 17:06 all_projects_list.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 219 18. Jan 18:01 binstall.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 boinc boinc 2030624 4. Aug 2010 boinc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 boinc boinc 228496 18. Jan 18:01 boinccmd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 boinc boinc 1875240 18. Jan 18:01 boincmgr
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 815 14. Nov 2011 boincmgr.16x16.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 2395 14. Nov 2011 boincmgr.32x32.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 5570 14. Nov 2011 boincmgr.48x48.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 238100 14. Nov 2011 ca-bundle.crt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 301467 10. Jun 14:41 client_state_prev.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 300733 10. Jun 14:41 client_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 24294 10. Jun 14:41 daily_xfer_history.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 9274 7. Jun 17:06 get_current_version.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 3060 26. Mär 12:27 get_project_config.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 5109 7. Jun 17:06 global_prefs.xml
-rw--w---- 1 boinc boinc 32 15. Aug 2011 gui_rpc_auth.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 257456 10. Jun 05:14 job_log_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 2550 7. Jun 22:22 job_log_lhcathome2.cern.ch_test4theory.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 565804 15. Apr 15:14 job_log_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 boinc boinc 254912 4. Mär 2010 libcudart.so
drwxr-xr-x 40 boinc boinc 4096 14. Nov 2011 locale
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 15. Aug 2011 lockfile
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 9955571 1. Apr 19:17 log.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 139 26. Mär 12:28 lookup_account.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 12148 17. Mai 17:11 lookup_website.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 16647 10. Jun 14:39 master_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 45574 6. Mär 23:30 master_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 30. Mär 14:04 mess1.txt
drwxrwx--x 4 boinc boinc 4096 8. Jun 21:45 projects
-rwxrwxr-x 1 boinc boinc 47 29. Apr 14:23 run_client
-rwxrwxr-x 1 boinc boinc 50 29. Apr 14:23 run_manager
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 42632 10. Jun 14:40 sched_reply_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 38148 7. Jun 17:06 sched_reply_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 25810 10. Jun 14:40 sched_request_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 11710 7. Jun 17:06 sched_request_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
drwxr-xr-x 3 boinc boinc 4096 14. Nov 2011 skins
drwxrwx--x 13 boinc boinc 4096 7. Jun 17:42 slots
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 2068 10. Jun 14:40 statistics_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 758 7. Jun 17:06 statistics_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 26. Mär 16:43 stderrdae.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 1210096 10. Jun 14:41 stdoutdae.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 boinc boinc 11247 7. Jun 17:07 time_stats_log

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/0 # ls -l
insgesamt 68
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:06 boinc_EinsteinHS_0
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:06 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 338 10. Jun 15:06 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4875 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2535A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 95 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 95 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:06 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2535A_0096.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 6500 10. Jun 15:06 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:06 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/1 # ls -l
insgesamt 68
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:09 boinc_EinsteinHS_1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:08 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 336 10. Jun 15:04 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4873 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2499A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 93 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 93 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:04 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2499A_0096.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 7332 10. Jun 15:09 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:04 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/2 # ls -l
insgesamt 68
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:09 boinc_EinsteinHS_2
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:09 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 338 10. Jun 15:03 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4875 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2499A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 95 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 95 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:03 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2499A_0096.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 7647 10. Jun 15:10 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:03 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/3 # ls -l
insgesamt 68
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:10 boinc_EinsteinHS_3
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:10 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 335 10. Jun 15:09 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4872 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2498A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 92 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 92 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:09 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2498A_0096.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 6517 10. Jun 15:10 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:09 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/4 # ls -l
insgesamt 72
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:11 boinc_EinsteinHS_4
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:10 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 337 10. Jun 15:02 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4874 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2538A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:02 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2538A_0032.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8772 10. Jun 15:08 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:02 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/5 # ls -l
insgesamt 72
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 10. Jun 15:11 boinc_EinsteinHS_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 boinc_lockfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 8192 10. Jun 15:11 boinc_mmap_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 337 10. Jun 15:04 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 10. Jun 14:39 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 97 10. Jun 14:39 hsgamma_FGRP1_0.23_i686-pc-linux-gnu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4874 10. Jun 14:39 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 71 10. Jun 14:39 JPLEPH.405
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 76 10. Jun 14:39 LATeah2538A.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 10. Jun 14:39 results.cand.cohfu
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 660 10. Jun 15:04 results.cand.out.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 91 10. Jun 14:39 skygrid_LATeah2538A_0032.0.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 10. Jun 14:39 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 11254 10. Jun 15:11 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 1815 10. Jun 15:04 wisdom.dat

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/6 # ls -l
insgesamt 348
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 16. Mai 22:44 boinc_EinsteinHS_6
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 333 16. Mai 22:43 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 72 16. Mai 22:42 earth
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 105 16. Mai 22:42 einstein_S6LV1_1.13_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__X64
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 16. Mai 22:42 GCT.out
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 16. Mai 22:42 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.05_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 252016 16. Mai 22:43 h1_0311.05_S6GC1__1247_S6LV1B_2_0.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.10_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.15_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.20_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.25_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.30_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4880 16. Mai 22:42 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.05_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.10_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.15_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.20_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.25_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.30_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 87 16. Mai 22:42 segments
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 102 16. Mai 22:42 skygrid_GC_Dc0.5_m0.3_0320Hz_S6Bucket.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 16. Mai 22:42 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 3120 16. Mai 22:43 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 70 16. Mai 22:42 sun

openSUSE-114-64-minimal:/usr/local/boinc/BOINC/slots/7 # ls -l
insgesamt 348
-rw-rw-rw- 1 boinc boinc 1024 16. Mai 22:44 boinc_EinsteinHS_7
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 333 16. Mai 22:43 boinc_task_state.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 72 16. Mai 22:42 earth
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 105 16. Mai 22:42 einstein_S6LV1_1.13_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__X64
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 94 16. Mai 22:42 GCT.out
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 106 16. Mai 22:42 graphics_app
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.05_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 252016 16. Mai 22:43 h1_0311.05_S6GC1__1201_S6LV1B_0_0.cpt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.10_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.15_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.20_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.25_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 h1_0311.30_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 4880 16. Mai 22:42 init_data.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.05_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.10_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.15_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.20_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.25_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 77 16. Mai 22:42 l1_0311.30_S6GC1
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 87 16. Mai 22:42 segments
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 102 16. Mai 22:42 skygrid_GC_Dc0.5_m0.3_0320Hz_S6Bucket.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 0 16. Mai 22:42 stderr.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 3216 16. Mai 22:44 stderr.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 boinc boinc 70 16. Mai 22:42 sun

M. Schmitt
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RE: Looks like a permission

Quote:

Looks like a permission problem. The "init file" is init_data.xml in the slots. As not all tasks seem to be affected, it might be limited to a few slots. Did you run the BOINC Clisnt as 'root' once, and later as user 'boinc'?

I'd peek into files and directories under /var/lib/boinc-clisnt or wherever the BOINC data directory is on your machine, watch out for missing write permissions and possibly wrong owners.

BM

Boinc is run as boinc!

[edit]before that post I did a chown -R boinc:boinc *
Some of my files where in the boinc:vboxusers group - but that shouldn't matter.

Bernd Machenschalk
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RE: before that post I did

Quote:
before that post I did a chown -R boinc:boinc *

Well, if there was an ownership problem it certainly isn't visible anymore then.

Does the problem persist, i.e. do you still get the same errors?

BM

BM

M. Schmitt
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Bernd, the problem is gone.

Bernd, the problem is gone.

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