Can't write account file: '(error-code)'

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Contents 1 General 2 Version Information 3 Example Log(s) 3.1 Can't Write Account File (-109 Rename Error) 3.1.1 Line-By-Line Explanation 4 Other Related Messages 5 Developer Information

[edit] General

Message Type: Error Message

This Message means that the BOINC Client Software was not able to create, update, or rename the Account File for a specific BOINC Powered Project. This is a critical error because the Account File is one of the files the BOINC Daemon uses to record "state" information about the Project and what is being run on this computer.

[edit] Version Information

• None.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Can't Write Account File (-109 Rename Error)

(1) 2005-07-24 17:21:25 [http://climateprediction.net/] Sending scheduler request to
                                                        http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi
(2) 2005-07-24 17:21:25 [http://climateprediction.net/] Requesting 17280 seconds of work, returning 0 results
(3) 2005-07-24 17:21:26 [http://climateprediction.net/] Scheduler request to
                                                        http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi succeeded
(4) 2005-07-24 17:21:26 [climateprediction.net] New host venue: home
(5) 2005-07-24 17:21:29 [climateprediction.net] Can't write account file: -109

Line-By-Line Explanation

1. Sending scheduler request to '(url)'
   • Make an initial connect to the Project's Scheduling Server.
2. Requesting '(seconds)' seconds of work, returning '(count)' results
   • And as this is the initial contact, we are going to ask for some work, but have no Results to "report".
3. Scheduler request to '(url)' succeeded
   • And we were successful in making the contact to the Project's Scheduling Server.
4. New host venue: '(venue)'
   • This computer has a new Venue assigned by the Preferences recorded on this Project's Web Site.
5. Can't write account file: '(error-code)'
   • But, we are not able to save a record of this information because we do not appear to have the correct file permissions on this computer.

[edit] Other Related Messages

• None.

[edit] Developer Information

Code Location:	boinc/client/cs_scheduler.C
Function:	CLIENT_STATE::handle_scheduler_reply(PROJECT* project, char* scheduler_url, int& nresults)
Documentation:	boinc/client/cs_scheduler.C
CVS Extract:	cvs -d :pserver:anonymous:@alien.ssl.berkeley.edu:/home/cvs/cvsroot checkout boinc/client/cs_scheduler.C