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Message 1889 - Posted: 31 Dec 2025, 21:32:04 UTC

Hi everybody,
I would like to have BOINC client running ONLY when the screen is locked; tried in several ways but without success: actually, as soon as it starts it simply takes full control of the machine, making it unusable for normal work.
I'm looking for a setup in which the BOINC client:

  • starts working when I manually lock the screen;
  • stops working when I resume work.


Many thanks in advance for any help.

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Fedora 42 - Kernel: 6.17.13-200.fc42.x86_64 x86_64
CPU: quad core Intel Core i5-8265U
Mem: 11.52 GiB


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