Editing control files, particularly the client_state.xml while BOINC is running?

Let me sit back and see what ensues.

All that lost core time idling while the last few finish, not to speak of the regressions to previous checkpoints. It all could have been done in a few minutes, changing zero to whatever is being masked... it's why the client is designed to do what it does at the push of a few buttons, then move on.

To each her/his own fun.

Thanks for the information. I ran across that earlier when trying to research the meaning of the status and sticky flags. I also assumed, as you did, that it would have to be done from the server side since it had a HOST ID designation in the commands which means it would need to be added to the much talked about but rarely seen "list". I have programatically found a way to keep the project directory "clean" which automates the editing and reduces the downtime. No longer an issue.

This issue was elevated now to become a GitHub dev ticket which will require both client and server code patching. There's mechanism to remove old apps if a new is replacing it. There's no mechanism to remove deprecated apps [projects that end, bar the delete_file housekeeping method]. When in place: before the next seasonal blue moon is my guess (2048 ;)))