Error: can't open file '/RebootPending.txt' (error 2: No such file or directory)
Bug #297447 reported by
Shirish Agarwal
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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boinc (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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boinc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hi all,
This is on Jaunty whenever I start boinc manager from command-line
$ boincmgr
08:26:16 IST: Error: can't open file '/RebootPending
connect: Operation now in progress
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: boinc-manager 6.2.14-2
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/
LANG=en_IN
SourcePackage: boinc
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686
Related branches
Changed in boinc: | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in boinc: | |
status: | Fix Committed → New |
Changed in boinc: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
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The RebootPending.txt file is created by the Windows installer. The installer also sets things up so the file gets deleted on the next reboot. If the file exists, BOINC Manager will show a message box saying "A reboot is required in order for BOINC to run properly. Please reboot your computer and try again." and quit. That reboot is only needed on Windows due to the way new user accounts are created; it's not needed on other platforms.
Maybe the manager shouldn't check for that file on platforms other than Windows; or maybe it should check for its existence in a different way (instead of trying to open it), to avoid that error message on stderr.
Consider reporting upstream.