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Message 46495 - Posted: 21 Mar 2022, 19:31:42 UTC

How can I see the tasks that running virtualbox since it runs with the boinc account?
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Message 46501 - Posted: 22 Mar 2022, 7:11:25 UTC - in response to Message 46495.  

Not sure if I understand what you want to do.
Can you post some more details?
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Message 46517 - Posted: 22 Mar 2022, 20:00:12 UTC

Like this

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Message 46518 - Posted: 22 Mar 2022, 20:17:57 UTC - in response to Message 46517.  

You will have to start the VirtualBox Manager using the BOINC user account.
If you use a different user account you will see an empty list as long as that user doesn't run any VMs.
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Message 46520 - Posted: 22 Mar 2022, 21:36:32 UTC - in response to Message 46518.  

How do I su to the boinc account? I could see anywhere how actually log in.
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Message 46521 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 0:22:16 UTC - in response to Message 46520.  

Toby,
do you mean this Stats? https://boinc.netsoft-online.com/e107_plugins/boinc/bp.php?project=1
You can search on the left side the Boinc-User with exactly.
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Message 46522 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 4:04:46 UTC

Why do you need a "boinc account"? Boinc doesn´t deserve to have its own account.

Anyway, look here:
https://www.cyberciti.biz/open-source/command-line-hacks/linux-run-command-as-different-user/
https://gist.github.com/kasunbg/5502cb630429819d07b5dc0cfa26813c
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Message 46524 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 7:28:01 UTC - in response to Message 46520.  

If "boinc" is the username of your BOINC account you may try this:
su - boinc -c VirtualBox
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Message 46525 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 7:33:07 UTC - in response to Message 46522.  

Boinc doesn´t deserve to have its own account.

BOINC should always run under it's own user account.
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Message 46528 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 21:05:07 UTC - in response to Message 46524.  

If "boinc" is the username of your BOINC account you may try this:
su - boinc -c VirtualBox


I tried this but it asks me for a password which I never set and couldn't find any documentation on
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Message 46529 - Posted: 23 Mar 2022, 22:27:04 UTC - in response to Message 46528.  

You may set a password and try it again.
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Message 47291 - Posted: 25 Sep 2022, 20:55:28 UTC - in response to Message 46524.  

If "boinc" is the username of your BOINC account you may try this:
su - boinc -c VirtualBox


OpenSUSE Leap 15.4, starting from a root shell:

# su - boinc -c VirtualBox
This account is currently not available.

Something to do with the fact that the account login shell is /sbin/nologin (since boinc-client runs as a system service).
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