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XrtX
Cruncher Joined: Mar 25, 2006 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I am getting the BOINC notice, "This project seems to have changed its URL. When convenient, remove the project, then add http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/"
I have seen other posts saying to ignore a similar message, but not the same, so I am asking should this also be ignored? In any event, when can we safely assume that BOINC WCG notices have any value and should not be ignored? And is there really no way of preventing spurious notices that confuse? If the message is correct, am I to presume that WCG has regressed from https to http? |
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adriverhoef
Master Cruncher The Netherlands Joined: Apr 3, 2009 Post Count: 2092 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I am getting the BOINC notice, "This project seems to have changed its URL. When convenient, remove the project, then add http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/" Reading the recent July 21, 2022 Update/FAQ, this could be the cause: "your ability to remove the project may be compromised by the use of an account manager. The project must be attached to BOINC and not an external account manager such as Science United." In any event, when can we safely assume that BOINC WCG notices have any value and should not be ignored? Good question. Using your common sense, always ask yourself: "Did I do something that's causing this message to show up?" and then try to find answers to your question. |
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XrtX
Cruncher Joined: Mar 25, 2006 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I have not changed anything. Maybe WCG has - that is what is suggested by the notice: "This project seems to have changed its URL", and not "You seem to have changed your record of the project's URL."
Besides, had I changed the URL I would not be posting asking for help on here. I'd just change it back. Is there anybody who can tell me, in the first instance, whether WCG is now only using http, rather than https, which it was previously, before the move? If, additionally, anyone can help with the other questions in my OP, that would be very kind. |
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XrtX
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Thanks for the pointer to the FAQ. The project, in my case, is attached to BOINC, and I don't use an account manager.
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Kirel2
Advanced Cruncher United States Joined: Sep 24, 2014 Post Count: 99 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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There was a configuration issue for a time that used https in the URL instead of http. As I understand it, WCG never used https. In my personal case, I was using an old version of the BOINC client anyway, so I just removed it and installed the latest version (7.20.2) and when I did that, the error went away, probably because my local configuration got updated as part of the client upgrade.
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TLD
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Post Count: 793 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I installed the new boinc version (7.20.2) yesterday and am still getting the "This project seems to have changed its URL" error.
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7582 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I installed the new boinc version (7.20.2) yesterday and am still getting the "This project seems to have changed its URL" error. Best to just ignore it. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
*Minnesota Crunchers* |
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XrtX
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I've tried to Remove and Re-attach. Unfortunately, the Remove button is greyed and for WCG cannot be pressed. I am running BOINC 7.20.2.
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Yavanius
Senior Cruncher Antarctica Joined: Jan 21, 2015 Post Count: 191 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I've tried to Remove and Re-attach. Unfortunately, the Remove button is greyed and for WCG cannot be pressed. I am running BOINC 7.20.2. Best to report it at the BOINC forums. |
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Grumpy Swede
Master Cruncher Svíþjóð Joined: Apr 10, 2020 Post Count: 2094 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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A greyed out Remove button for a project in the Boinc manager simply means that you have attached to that project with an account manager, (for example: Science United, BAM, GRCPool), and must detach with that account manager, and not with the Boinc manager.
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