General prefs: using your defaults

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Contents 1 General 2 Example Log(s) 2.1 Using Anonymous Platform 3 Other Related Messages 4 Developer Information

[edit] General

Message Type: Information Message

This message means that the Participant has not created any separate Venues for the General Preferences.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Using Anonymous Platform

(01) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [             ] Starting BOINC client version 4.27 for windows_intelx86
(02) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [SETI@home    ] Host location: home
(03) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [SETI@home    ] Using your default project prefs
(04) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [Einstein@Home] Using your default project prefs
(05) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [SETI@home    ] Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
(06) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [SETI@home    ] Host ID is 913067
(07) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [Einstein@Home] Host ID is 219225
(08) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [             ] General prefs: from Einstein@Home 
                                         (last modified 2005-05-21 22:54:51)
(09) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [             ] General prefs: using your defaults
(10) 2005-05-23 07:32:33 [Einstein@Home] Resuming computation for result H1_0592.0__0592.1_0.1_T05_Fin1_2
                                         using einstein version 4.79

Line-By-Line Explanation

1. Starting BOINC client version '(version)' for '(os)'
   • This message just tells us that we are starting up the BOINC Client Software.
2. Host location: '(venue)'
   • This message identifies the Host Venue to be used to assign Preferences to this Host. In this case the Venue to be used is "Home" (the default).
3. Using your default project prefs
   • This messsage indicates that there have not been any Venues created for the Project Preferences.
4. Using your default project prefs
   • This messsage indicates that there have not been any Venues created for the Project Preferences.
5. Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
   • This message tells us that the Science Application to be used for this Project (SETI@Home) is not the standard, Project provided Science Application.
6. Host ID is 'x'
   • This message lists the Host ID assigned to the Participant's Computer by the Project. Because there are two Projects, each of which has its own unique Host ID for the computer, there are two entries in the log, one for each Project.
7. Host ID is 'x'
   • See above.
8. General prefs: from '(project)' (last modified yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss)
   • This message identifies the Project which provided the most up-to-date General Preferences to this Participant's Computer and the date when they were last updated.
9. General prefs: using your defaults
   • The General Preferences will be using the Default Preferences because no Preference Venue has been created for the General Preferences.
10. Resuming computation for result '(result)' using '(science application)' version '(version)'
    • Back to work!

[edit] Other Related Messages

• General preferences have been updated
• General prefs: from unknown project '(project url)' (last modified '(date)' '(time)')
• General prefs: from '(project)' (last modified yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss)
• General prefs: no separate prefs for '(venue)'; using your defaults
• General prefs: using separate prefs for '(venue)'
• General prefs: using your defaults
• New host venue: '(venue)'
• Project prefs: no separate prefs for '(venue)'; using your defaults
• Project prefs: using your defaults

[edit] Developer Information

Code Location:	boinc/client/cs_prefs.C
Function:	CLIENT_STATE::show_global_prefs_source(bool found_venue)
Documentation:	boinc/client/cs_prefs.C
CVS Extract:	cvs -d :pserver:anonymous:@alien.ssl.berkeley.edu:/home/cvs/cvsroot checkout boinc/client/cs_prefs.C