"Starbase" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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Hi all,

I am new to Linux and have no problems forcing an update under windows and
have enough work to keep those 2 boxes going.

Question?
how do I force an update under Linux from the "Konsole", it is now waiting

1

day and some minutes before it will re-try, heck I can't have it idle for
that amount of time as it is 1/3rd my heating output and don't want to run
another project. If all esle fails I will load seti classic on that box

but

would like the knowledge for future reference any how.

Yes I know, I have made little effort to google for my answer but this

news

group seems to be gasping it's last just like the current seti work unit
server and besides I have just eaten into my precious sleep time helping a
friend with his XP (yuck) box so I am tired and fractious.

Regards

Chris

Thanks for the replies, I did not explain myself very well but your answers
have pointed my in the right direction, i.e. the command line options to
actually see what the client is doing beyond the occasional terminal
messages and force it along a bit;

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/client_unix.php

I am still VERY new to Linux. My concern was that, although the machine was
working, it could not fill it's cache (in automated fashion, like it is
designed to do) due to the problems with the server, I just wanted to force
it to connect a few times in order to upload results and catch any new work
units that might be available, over-riding the built in delay factor
(designed to stop the server getting swamped, I know) as I could in Windows,
as the delay had built up to over 1 day before it would re-try and we are
scheduled for a cold snap.

I know the answers are always there if one googles, it was a sheer moment of
lazieness on my part, but there is so much to learn and so little time, it
seems.

Regards

Chris