Error: can't open file '/RebootPending.txt' (error 2: No such file or directory)

The RebootPending.txt file is created by the Windows installer. The installer also sets things up so the file gets deleted on the next reboot. If the file exists, BOINC Manager will show a message box saying "A reboot is required in order for BOINC to run properly. Please reboot your computer and try again." and quit. That reboot is only needed on Windows due to the way new user accounts are created; it's not needed on other platforms.

Maybe the manager shouldn't check for that file on platforms other than Windows; or maybe it should check for its existence in a different way (instead of trying to open it), to avoid that error message on stderr.

Consider reporting upstream.

Marking Triaged with low prio, since it's only cosmetical AFAICS.

This bug was fixed in the package boinc - 6.2.14-3ubuntu1

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boinc (6.2.14-3ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable (LP: #326599). Remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - Bump build-depend on debhelper to install udev rules into
      /lib/udev/rules.d, add Breaks on udev to get correct version.
  * Do not check for "/RebootPending.txt", which is only used on
    Windows (LP: #297447)

boinc (6.2.14-3) unstable; urgency=low

  * Add debian/patches/101_check_RSA_returned_values.patch
    Check the returned values for RSA_public_decrypt and
    RSA_private_encrypt functions. Change ported by upstream changeset 16883
    (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/changeset/16883) Closes: #511521
  * debian/patches
    001_dont_install_ca-bundle.crt.patch and
    002_remove_hardcoded_optimization.patch Refreshed
  * debian/control - add myself to uploaders

 -- Daniel Hahler <email address hidden> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:04:23 +0100