BOINC failed to log in to '(url)'

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[edit] General

Message Type: Information Message

This Message means that the BOINC Client Software was not able to complete the "log-in" process. This message is returned when the Participant is attempting to "Attach" the BOINC Client Software to a BOINC Powered Project, and it is assumed that a little "extra" assistance might not be amiss.

In any event, the error is always traced to an error in the copy process from the Project's e-Mail to the the "Attach" dialog window. The most common error is the copying of an extra space ...

Note:

A detailed process to perform this task is contained within the BOINC "How-To" Guide "Attaching The BOINC Client Software To A BOINC Powered Project".

Check carefully, and try again. Heck I sometimes have problems ... how do you suppose I got this error log?

[edit] Version Information

• None.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Invalid or Missing Account Key

2005-06-02 16:24:01 [                               ] Starting BOINC client version 4.32 for
                                                      hppa1.1-hp-hpux11.11
2005-06-02 16:24:01 [                               ] Insufficient work; requesting more
2005-06-02 16:24:04 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Requesting 8640.00 seconds
                                                      of work
2005-06-02 16:24:04 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Sending request to scheduler:
                                                      http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi
2005-06-02 16:24:05 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Scheduler RPC to 
                                                      http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi
                                                      succeeded
2005-06-02 16:24:05 [SETI@home                      ] Message from server: Invalid or missing
                                                      account key.
                                                      Visit this project's web site to get an
                                                      account key.
                                                      BOINC failed to log in to
                                                      http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/.
                                                      Please check your account key and try again.
2005-06-02 16:24:05 [SETI@home                      ] Resetting project
2005-06-02 16:24:05 [SETI@home                      ] Detaching from project

Line-By-Line Explanation

• Starting BOINC client version '(version)' for '(os)'

This is the normal start-up message of the BOINC Client Software, and since this is an attempt to "Attach" to a Project, this is likely to happen on the first time the Participant tries to do this task.

• Insufficient work; requesting more

Because this is the first time that the Project is being contacted, it is very likely you need work.

• Requesting "x" seconds of work

This is just a message telling you how much work you need to get to satisfy the size you have selected for your Work Buffer. This number is always expressed in seconds.

• Sending request to scheduler: '(url)'

This message indicates that the BOINC Client Software is making the attempt to connect to the Project's Scheduling Server.

• Scheduler RPC to '(url)' succeeded

This message tells you that the communication session completed without error.

• Message from server: Invalid or missing account key. Visit this project's web site to get an account key

Note: You may also see:

BOINC failed to log in to http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/. Please check your account key and try again.

Now, this is the problem we are looking at. The BOINC Database seems to have a different Account Key than the one that you entered. To be honest, all of the times I have helped people with this problem, it is always an error in the Account Key that you enter. Trust me ...

• Resetting project

Because the attempt to attach to the Project was unsuccessful, the Project has to be "Reset", and the BOINC Client Software "detached" from the Project.

• Detaching from project

Now we finish up and "detach" from the Project.

[edit] Other Related Messages

• None.