Make the client Ghost-able

jcoffland commented 14 years ago

Trac	Data
Ticket	95
Reported by	@P5-133XL
Status	accepted
Component	FAHClient
Priority	8
Keywords	ghost
Version	7.0

Is it possible to setup the client configuration so that it can be easily distributed via ghost (or another partition image application). There are many institutions that create standardized ghost images that are used to setup all new machines and repair any software issues that occur on established machines.

If the client is Ghost-able then it is much simpler for institutions to distribute folding to all their machines.

It'd also be nice it there was an .msi install so that the client could be easily installed over a domain but that is a secondary enhancement and I think far less important because fewer institutions actually do their software installs that way.

jcoffland commented 14 years ago

Comment by @jcoffland This would be nice but it is currently a low priority.

jcoffland commented 9 years ago

Comment originally by @7im-

There is a work around to the Client ID and ghosting issue.

Install fah client as last thing before imaging.
Download the installer.
Disconnect the network.
Install and configure client. (No client ID will be downloaded, as no network connected)
Shut the system down and image it. (client will grab a fresh ID as soon as connected)

jcoffland commented 8 years ago

Docker is more popular these days.

FoldingAtHome / fah-issues

Make the client Ghost-able #95