BOINC client fails to detect when the system is idle
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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boinc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Focal |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Groovy |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
[ Impact ]
BOINC client 7.16.6 packaged for Ubuntu 20.04 fails to detect when the system is idle. So, if you set your projects to run after the system has been idle for x minutes, computations will never start and remain in status "Suspended - computer is in use" state forever.
This is a regression compared to older versions (7.16.3 for instance).
Seems to be fixed upstream in 7.16.11, see: https:/
[ Test case ]
* Open boinc and set to run only if the system is idle, in syslog you will spot lots of "permission denied" and it won't detect the idle time without starting
[ Regression Potential ]
* Low, the current code looks broken due two bugs, one permission denied issue fixed with a service file change, and the other in the detection code due to a wrong variable being used
[ Other info ]
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: boinc-client 7.16.6+dfsg-1
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Uname: Linux 5.4.0-51-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Wed Oct 21 09:17:09 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-05 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: boinc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Changed in boinc (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in boinc (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in boinc (Ubuntu Groovy): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
description: | updated |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.