Resetting project

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[edit] General

This message means that the BOINC Client Software has been directed by the Participant to "Reset" the Project by the Participant selected commands in the Projects Tab's BOINC Manager Tasks:

"Detach", or
"Reset"

With a Project name selected in the Project List shown in the Projects Tab.

Selection of either of these two options will cause the BOINC Client Software to perform a Project "Reset".

Note: When a Project is "Reset", all Work Units are terminated and work completed but not "reported" will also be abandoned. This means that you will lose any possible Credit that you may be eligible for. So, before doing a Project "Reset", do a Project "Update" to report all work not yet reported.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Reset

In this example we do a "Project "Reset" and then follow it with a Project "Update".

6/5/2005 9:36:04 AM|climateprediction.net|Resetting project
-+-+/\/\/\/\/\ Log Break /\/\/\/\/\-+-+-
6/5/2005 9:36:27 AM|climateprediction.net|Sending scheduler request to
                                          http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi
6/5/2005 9:36:28 AM|climateprediction.net|Scheduler request to
                                          http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi
                                          succeeded

[edit] Line-By-Line Explanation

Resetting project

This message indicates that the BOINC Client Software is performing the Project "Reset".

Sending scheduler request to '(url)'

In this log we are also showing a request to the Project's Scheduler.

Scheduler request to '(url)' succeeded

And in this case we had success!

[edit] Reset & Detach

6/4/2005 6:32:15 PM|Pirates@Home|Resetting project
6/4/2005 6:32:15 PM|Pirates@Home|Detaching from project

[edit] Line-By-Line Explanation

Resetting project

This message indicates that the BOINC Client Software is performing the Project "Reset".

Detaching from project

The connection between the Participant's Computer and the BOINC Powered Project is severed.

[edit] Can't Resolve Hostname - Host Not Found

Note:

In this log example, I tried to attach to a Project with a "bogus" URL, just to make this set of messages ... but this is still the error you would get regardless of the reason that the URL is bad.

2005-06-03 02:51:27 [                              ] Can't resolve hostname [climateprediction.net1]
                                                     host not found
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Couldn't read master page for          
                                                     http://climateprediction.net1/: 
                                                     error -113
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Detaching from project - check for URL error
                                                     BOINC couldn't get main page for 
                                                     http://climateprediction.net1/.
                                                     Please check the URL and try again.
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Resetting project
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Detaching from project

Line-By-Line Explanation

Can't resolve hostname ['(host-name)'] host name not found

The "host-name" used is in error, usually caused by incorrect typing or copying of the URL when "Attaching" the BOINC Client Software to a BOINC Powered Project.