Upgrading from 6.2.15 to 6.4.5 yields into the situation, that the gui can#t connect to the local runnning boinc client. However from the log I can see: 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Starting BOINC client version 6.4.5 for i686-pc-linux-gnu 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.18.2 OpenSSL/0.9.8j zlib/1.2.3 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Data directory: /var/lib/boinc 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1700MHz [Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5] 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm pbe bts est tm2 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] OS: Linux: 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Memory: 1011.77 MB physical, 981.88 MB virtual 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Disk: 21.26 GB total, 8.34 GB free 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Local time is UTC +1 hours 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Not using a proxy 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Can't load library libcudart 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] No coprocessors 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [Einstein@Home] URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID: 1642958; location: home; project prefs: default 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 31-Oct-2008 17:19:15) 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Computer location: home 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Reading preferences override file 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when active to 505.88MB 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 910.59MB 02-Feb-2009 14:52:29 [---] Preferences limit disk usage to 8.44GB 02-Feb-2009 14:52:31 [Einstein@Home] Restarting task h1_0993.75_S5R4__1314_S5R5a_0 using einstein_S5R5 version 101 Reproducible: Always tfoerste@n22 /var/lib/boinc $ tail -f time_stats_log 1233582520.425455 power_on 1233582530.532645 net_unknown 1233582530.532645 proc_stop 1233582560.638672 proc_start 1233582748.606342 power_off 1233582742.086212 power_off 1233582752.602688 platform i686-pc-linux-gnu 1233582752.602688 version 6.4.5 1233582752.602688 power_on 1233582762.633650 net_unknown
PEBCAC
Just for the case that somebody runs into the same problem like me: Updating boinc overwrites your password in /var/lib/boinc/gui_rpc_auth.cfg with a generated one, so you have to set it again (or delete it).
