Not sure what is happening with my PRPNet client..

I had it set with a startoption of 6 at first, so I could manually start it, it would get work, or finish work, then shutdown....

Then I changed it to 9 so it would keep processing work. This worked fine.

Then I tried setting it to 0 to prompt me each time I started it. It never prompted me...So I changed it back to 6.

Now it continues to process work, getting new work, not stopping.

I shut it down, resaved the prpclient.ini several times and it continues to start and run work without stopping now. I'm not sure why the setting of 6 won't take.



Here is my prpclient.ini as I have it now. This is the same for 2 instances, just with the instanceid section changed:



// email= is a REQUIRED field. The server will be use this address
// to send you an e-mail when your client discovers a prime.
email=

// userid= is a REQUIRED field that will be used by the server
// to report on stats, etc. without having to reveal the user's
// e-mail address. DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
userid=Penguin

// This value differentiates clients using the same e-mail ID
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
machineid=AMD-8350

// This value differentiates instances on a machine
// This will be set automatically by the *-update-prpclient-ini script
// If you prefer to setup up prpclient directories manually, please
// set this to a unique identifier (e.g. 1,2,3,4...)
instanceid=1

// Tests completed by this "team" will be rolled-up as part of team stats. This
// will be recorded on tests that are pending and then updated when tests are
// completed. Since it is stored on the server per test, it is possible for a
// single user to be a member of multiple teams. If no value is specified for
// this field, then completed tests and primes will not be awarded to any teams.
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
teamid=

// server= configures the mix of work to perform across one or more
// servers. It is parsed as follows:
// <suffix>:<pct>:<workunits>:<server IP>:<port>
//
// <suffix> - a unique suffix for the server. This is used to distinguish
// file names that are created for each configured server.
// <pct> - the percentage of PRP tests to do from the server.
// <workunits> - the number of PRP tests to get from the server. The
// server also has a limit, so the server will never return
// more than its limit.
// <server IP> - the IP address or name for the server
// <port> - the port of the PRPNet server
//
// Setting pct to 0 means that the client will only get work from the
// server if it cannot connect to one of the other configured servers.
// Please read the prpnet_servers.txt in this directory for information
// on the latest PRPNet servers.

// The following servers are from PrimeGrid. To make a server active,
// you must remove the "//". For more information about proper settings
// please see the readme_primegrid.txt in this directory.
// For descriptions of each project, please see this thread:
// http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=1215&nowrap=true#13329
//server=121:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12001
//server=FPS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12002
//server=GCW:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12004
server=27:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006
//server=PRS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12008
//server=WIEFERICH:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13000
//server=WALLSUNSUN:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13001

// This is the name of LLR executable. On Windows, this needs to be
// the LLR console application, not the GUI application. The GUI
// application does not terminate when the PRP test is done.
// On some systems you will need to put a "./" in front of the executable
// name so that it looks in the current directory for it rather than
// in the system path.
// LLR can be downloaded from http://jpenne.free.fr/index2.html
// If running a 64-bit system, comment out the llr.exe and uncomment llr64.exe
//llrexe=llr.exe
llrexe.exe=cllr64.exe

// This is the name of the PFGW executable. On Windows, this needs to
// be the PFGW console application, not the GUI application.
// PFGW can be downloaded from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/openpfgw/
// If you are running a 64 bit OS, comment out the pfgw32 line
// and uncomment the pfgw64 line.
//pfgwexe=pfgw32.exe
pfgwexe=pfgw64.exe

// This is the name of the executable used for Wieferich and Wall-Sun-Sun searches.
// Available ONLY to 64bit OS. Uncomment if you have 64bit OS.
// If you have an OpenCL-capable GPU, uncomment 'wwwwcl'
//wwwwexe=wwww.exe
//wwwwexe=wwwwcl.exe
wwwwexe=wwwwcl64.exe

// This sets the CPU affinity for LLR on multi-CPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that LLR can run on an CPU.
cpuaffinity=

// This sets the GPU affinity for CUDA apps on multi-GPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that the CUDA app can run on an GPU.
gpuaffinity=

// Set to 1 to tell PFGW to run in NORMAL priority. It defaults to 0, which means
// that PFGW will run in IDLE priority, the same priority used by LLR, phrot,
// and genefer.
normalpriority=1

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

// stopoption= tells the client what to do when it is stopped with CTRL-C and there is
// work that has not been completed and returned to the server. Options 2, 5, and 6 will
// return all workunits. This will override stopasapoption. The accepted values are:
// 0 - prompt
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest), then shut down
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, report them, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Do nothing and shut down (presumes you will restart with startoption=9)
stopoption=9

// stopasapoption= tells the client that it needs to be shutdown automatically, i.e. without
// a CTRL-C. It is evaluated after each test is completed. It should be 0 upon startup.
// The accepted values are:
// 0 - Continue processing work units
// 2 - Return completed work units and abandon the rest
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest)
// 6 - Complete all work units and return them
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
stopasapoption=0

// Timeout on communications errors
// (default is 60 minutes, minimum is 1 minute if not specified here...)
// Note that the actual used in the client is anywhere from 90% to 110% of this value
errortimeout=1

// Size limit in megabytes for the prpclient.log file...
// 0 means no limit.
// -1 means no log.
loglimit=1

// Set the debug level for the client
// 0 - no debug messages
// 1 - all debug messages
// 2 - output debug messages from socket communication
debuglevel=0

// Whether or not to echo "INFO" messages from server to console for accepted tests
// 0 - no echo
// 1 - echo (default)
echotest=1






as I said this WAS working fine until I changed startoption to 0 then to 6. On another machine I never set it to 0 and only changed it from 6 to 9 and back to 6 and it works as it should. Not sure what setting 0 has done...

What exactly are you trying to do, or want to do?

What exactly are you trying to do, or want to do?

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

Did you understand the comments at the top? If there is no previous work left, it doesn't matter what you set it to, it will run like you set option 9.

Only if previous work is left, will it obey your option selection.

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

Did you understand the comments at the top? If there is no previous work left, it doesn't matter what you set it to, it will run like you set option 9.

Only if previous work is left, will it obey your option selection.

this is what is says:

Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-14 19:59:03 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-14 19:59:03 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
Resuming at bit 823
PRP: 27*2^7048430+1 824/7048434

nothing about shutting down like it should, and like it did when I had this option set previously. It's resuming old work... now that is correct, but I will see what happens when it runs its course over the next 12hrs. I would bet it does not shut down and gets more work.

This is what I get, with option 6 set, on my 2nd machine... it works as expected:


[2018-10-14 20:03:05 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-14 20:03:05 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-14 20:03:05 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-14 20:03:06 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-14 20:03:07 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
k=27 Prime Search
Starting Lucas Lehmer Riesel prime test of 27*2^7048922-1
Using AVX FFT length 448K, Pass1=448, Pass2=1K
V1 = 3 ; Computing U0...done.
Starting Lucas-Lehmer loop...

The only difference is I tried setting it to 0 and to prompt on the other machine before changing it back to option 6 as it did not prompt me... now option 6 seems to not be working.

You do realize that changing the start option only comes into effect the NEXT time you start the CMD file?

You do realize that changing the start option only comes into effect the NEXT time you start the CMD file?

This is the last 9 days of the log file for instance 1 on the machine with issues. You will notices multiple instances of where it says "Client will shut down after completing all work units"

It no longer says this after stopping and restarting the application.





[2018-10-06 17:20:27 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-06 17:20:27 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-06 17:20:27 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-06 17:20:27 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-06 17:20:28 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-07 08:34:20 EDT] 27: 27*2^7041644+1 is not prime. Residue CFAAB71B641A6453
[2018-10-07 08:34:20 EDT] Total Time: 15:13:55 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-07 08:34:20 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-07 08:34:20 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7041644+1 was accepted
[2018-10-07 08:34:20 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-07 08:34:22 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-07 20:14:31 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-07 20:14:31 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-07 20:14:31 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-07 20:14:32 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-07 20:14:33 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-08 11:20:52 EDT] 27: 27*2^7042169-1 is not prime. Residue B58ECB47EEBC6070
[2018-10-08 11:20:52 EDT] Total Time: 15:06:27 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-08 11:20:52 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-08 11:20:52 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7042169-1 was accepted
[2018-10-08 11:20:52 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-08 11:20:54 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-08 17:52:39 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-08 17:52:39 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-08 17:52:39 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-08 17:52:39 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-08 17:52:40 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-09 19:13:29 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-09 19:13:29 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-09 19:13:29 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-09 21:34:39 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-09 21:34:39 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-09 21:34:39 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-09 22:02:33 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-09 22:02:33 EDT] Total Time: 0:28:03 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-09 22:02:33 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-09 22:14:40 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-09 22:14:40 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-09 22:14:40 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-10 00:10:30 EDT] 27: 27*2^7043344-1 is not prime. Residue E31E8EC1A99062FF
[2018-10-10 00:10:30 EDT] Total Time: 1:55:52 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-10 00:10:30 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-10 00:10:30 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7043344-1 was accepted
[2018-10-10 00:10:30 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-10 00:10:32 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-10 12:34:05 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-10 12:34:05 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-10 12:34:05 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-10 12:34:05 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-10 12:34:07 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-10 22:23:25 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-10 22:23:25 EDT] Total Time: 9:49:26 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-10 22:23:25 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-10 22:23:54 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-10 22:23:54 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-11 04:07:05 EDT] 27: 27*2^7045633-1 is not prime. Residue 8A3C2AF58960DB0F
[2018-10-11 04:07:05 EDT] Total Time: 5:43:12 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-11 04:07:05 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-11 04:07:06 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7045633-1 was accepted
[2018-10-11 04:07:06 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-11 04:07:06 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-11 04:07:07 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-11 11:45:13 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-11 11:45:13 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-11 20:06:29 EDT] 27: 27*2^7046494+1 is not prime. Residue E4DCEC08EDE2528D
[2018-10-11 20:06:29 EDT] Total Time: 8:21:22 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-11 20:06:30 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-11 20:06:30 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7046494+1 was accepted
[2018-10-11 20:06:30 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-11 20:06:30 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-11 20:06:31 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-12 08:27:27 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-12 08:27:27 EDT] Total Time: 20:42:20 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-12 08:27:27 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-12 11:54:49 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-12 11:54:49 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-12 13:31:15 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-12 13:31:15 EDT] Total Time: 1:36:34 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-12 13:31:15 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-12 13:31:33 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-12 13:31:33 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-12 14:43:43 EDT] 27: 27*2^7047370+1 is not prime. Residue 095C08491BB81B93
[2018-10-12 14:43:43 EDT] Total Time: 1:12:13 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-12 14:43:44 EDT] Could not connect to any servers and no work is pending. Pausing 1 minute
[2018-10-12 14:44:45 EDT] Could not connect to any servers and no work is pending. Pausing 1 minute
[2018-10-12 14:45:46 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-12 14:45:46 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7047370+1 was accepted
[2018-10-12 14:45:46 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-12 14:45:46 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-12 14:45:48 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-12 19:40:03 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-12 19:40:03 EDT] Total Time: 6:08:33 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-12 19:40:03 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-12 19:59:36 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-12 19:59:36 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-12 20:53:32 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-12 20:53:32 EDT] Total Time: 0:54:03 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-12 20:53:32 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-13 19:14:58 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-13 19:14:58 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-13 19:33:57 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-13 19:33:57 EDT] Total Time: 0:19:06 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-13 19:33:57 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-13 19:37:17 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-13 19:37:17 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-14 05:11:12 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-14 05:11:12 EDT] Total Time: 9:34:05 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-14 05:11:12 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-14 05:11:20 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-14 05:11:20 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] 27: 27*2^7047784+1 is not prime. Residue 6BCF176AE3817B80
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] Total Time: 0:18:46 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7047784+1 was accepted
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-14 05:30:05 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-14 05:30:07 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-14 05:30:13 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-14 05:30:13 EDT] Total Time: 0:18:54 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-14 05:30:13 EDT] Client shutdown complete
[2018-10-14 19:59:03 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-14 19:59:03 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is

Now, I have just started intsance #4, which I never used the 0 option, it is set the same as the others, minus the fact that I had used option 0 like on instance 1 and 2. It is set with option 6, and look what I get when I start it up:


[2018-10-15 07:31:23 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-15 07:31:23 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-15 07:31:23 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-15 07:31:23 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-15 07:31:24 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
k=27 Prime Search
PRP: 27*2^7049575+1 1/7049579




Client will shut down after completing all work units



It works as it should.


Why instance 1 and 2 are not working has me baffled and I believe it is a bug.

Instance 1 did not stop, so I stop it with ctrl-c, and restart, but it still will not shut down.

This is what's on screen currently:

Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-15 08:54:14 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-15 08:54:14 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
Resuming at bit 6189498
27*2^7048480+1 is composite: RES64: [117AE2F90E6A7E29] (7281.0782s+0.0017s)
[2018-10-15 10:55:35 EDT] 27: 27*2^7048480+1 is not prime. Residue 117AE2F90E6A7E29
[2018-10-15 10:55:35 EDT] Total Time: 2:01:26 Total Work Units: 1 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-15 10:55:36 EDT] 27: Returning work to server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-15 10:55:36 EDT] 27: INFO: Test for 27*2^7048480+1 was accepted
[2018-10-15 10:55:36 EDT] 27: INFO: All 1 test results were accepted
[2018-10-15 10:55:36 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-15 10:55:37 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
k=27 Prime Search
PRP: 27*2^7049701-1 832500/7049705


This is with option 6 set b4 I started it.



Now on restart:

Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-15 12:43:49 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-15 12:43:49 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
Resuming at bit 841408
PRP: 27*2^7049701-1 841409/7049705


Continuously running with option 6 set in the ini file.

Now I know I can just reset each instance's directory, but why did this happen, and is it a bug?

The instances stopped on machine #2 after completing the work as it said it would do.

It isn't a bug, but it isn't a feature either.

If I understand correctly, you want an option that allows you to start the client, do a single workunit, then report that workunit, then shutdown.

These are the options I have set on multiple machines to get it to do just that:

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

// stopoption= tells the client what to do when it is stopped with CTRL-C and there is
// work that has not been completed and returned to the server. Options 2, 5, and 6 will
// return all workunits. This will override stopasapoption. The accepted values are:
// 0 - prompt
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest), then shut down
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, report them, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Do nothing and shut down (presumes you will restart with startoption=9)
stopoption=9

// stopasapoption= tells the client that it needs to be shutdown automatically, i.e. without
// a CTRL-C. It is evaluated after each test is completed. It should be 0 upon startup.
// The accepted values are:
// 0 - Continue processing work units
// 2 - Return completed work units and abandon the rest
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest)
// 6 - Complete all work units and return them
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
stopasapoption=0

Use the -debug command line argument when you start the client and report what it outputs when it doesn't work as you would like it to.

Use the -debug command line argument when you start the client and report what it outputs when it doesn't work as you would like it to.

This is the full output on the working machine, same settings as the other machine, except it started with no work, so i let it get work, the stopped it, and restarted since the other machine continuously gets work it already had work in the above post




C:\PrimeGrid\prpnet>cd prpclient-1

C:\PrimeGrid\prpnet\prpclient-1>prpclient -debug
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] 27: Returning work. currentworkunits=0, completedworkunits=0, quitOption=3
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] in FindAnyIncompleteWork
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] Work: 27, HaveInProgressTest = false, CanDoAnotherTest = false
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] in FindNextServerForWork: total time for client=0 seconds
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] Work: 27, no work done yet, target pct work done=100
[2018-10-16 16:09:57 EDT] 27: sending [FROM 5.4.0 ASUSi3Laptop Penguin noteam 1]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: received [Connected to server 5.4.3 3]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: Getting work from server prpnet.primegrid.com at port 12006
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: sending [GETWORK 5.4.0 1]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: sending [llr]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: sending [pfgw]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: sending [wwwwcl]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: sending [End of Message]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: received [ServerConfig: 0]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: received [WorkUnit: 27*2^7051160+1 1539720600 27 2 7051160 1]
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: AddWorkUnitToList for 27*2^7051160+1
[2018-10-16 16:09:58 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: received [End of Message]
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: PRPNet server is version 5.4.3
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: received [Start Greeting]
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: received [k=27 Prime Search]
k=27 Prime Search
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: received [End Greeting]
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: closing socket
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: AddWorkUnitToList for 27*2^7051160+1
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit looking for work. In Progress=false
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:09:59 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit found 27*2^7051160+1
Starting Proth prime test of 27*2^7051160+1
Using all-complex AVX FFT length 480K, Pass1=384, Pass2=1280, a = 5

Caught signal. Terminating.
[2018-10-16 16:10:47 EDT] 27: Could not open file [lresults.txt] for reading. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-16 16:10:47 EDT] Total Time: 0:00:54 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-16 16:10:47 EDT] Client shutdown complete

C:\PrimeGrid\prpnet\prpclient-1>prpclient -debug
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] Client will shut down after completing all work units
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: AddWorkUnitToList for 27*2^7051160+1
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: Returning work. currentworkunits=1, completedworkunits=0, quitOption=3
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] in FindAnyIncompleteWork
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] Work: 27, HaveInProgressTest = true, CanDoAnotherTest = true
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit looking for work. In Progress=false
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7051160+1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:11:00 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit found 27*2^7051160+1
Resuming Proth prime test of 27*2^7051160+1 at bit 1881 [0.02%]
Using all-complex AVX FFT length 480K, Pass1=384, Pass2=1280, a = 5

started and stopped again on machine a, the problem machine:


C:\PrimeGrid\prpnet\prpclient-1>prpclient -debug
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: AddWorkUnitToList for 27*2^7049701-1
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: Returning work. currentworkunits=1, completedworkunits=0, quitOption=3
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] in FindAnyIncompleteWork
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:48 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] Work: 27, HaveInProgressTest = true, CanDoAnotherTest = true
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit looking for work. In Progress=false
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:17:49 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit found 27*2^7049701-1
Resuming at bit 928077
PRP: 27*2^7049701-1 928078/7049705
^C Handler Routine called, shutting down program

[2018-10-16 16:17:50 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-16 16:17:50 EDT] Total Time: 0:00:03 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-16 16:17:50 EDT] Client shutdown complete

C:\PrimeGrid\prpnet\prpclient-1>prpclient -debug
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] 27: AddWorkUnitToList for 27*2^7049701-1
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
Total percent of servers does not equal 100. Normalizing
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] PRPNet Client application v5.4.0 started
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] User name Penguin at email address is
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:00 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: Returning work. currentworkunits=1, completedworkunits=0, quitOption=3
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] in FindAnyIncompleteWork
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitInProgress for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: HaveInProgressTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (in progress)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] Work: 27, HaveInProgressTest = true, CanDoAnotherTest = true
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: CanDoAnotherTest for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning true (not done)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit looking for work. In Progress=false
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: IsWorkUnitCompleted for 27*2^7049701-1. Returning false (not completed, main)
[2018-10-16 16:18:01 EDT] 27: GetNextIncompleteWorkUnit found 27*2^7049701-1
Resuming at bit 928090
PRP: 27*2^7049701-1 928091/7049705
^C Handler Routine called, shutting down program

[2018-10-16 16:18:04 EDT] 27: Test results not found in file [work_27.out]. Assuming user stopped with ^C
[2018-10-16 16:18:04 EDT] Total Time: 0:00:05 Total Work Units: 0 Special Results Found: 0
[2018-10-16 16:18:04 EDT] Client shutdown complete






It seems to not detect the option to shutdown when work is completed.

Do you have the same startoption for both clients?

Are there any trailing characters on the startoption line for the client that doesn't work? I'm suspecting that the client isn't parsing that line correctly.

Nothing looks off for that line...

Here's my prpclient.ini file for 3 instances, the first 2 are the problem files:



instance 1:

// email= is a REQUIRED field. The server will be use this address
// to send you an e-mail when your client discovers a prime.
email=

// userid= is a REQUIRED field that will be used by the server
// to report on stats, etc. without having to reveal the user's
// e-mail address. DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
userid=Penguin

// This value differentiates clients using the same e-mail ID
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
machineid=AMD-8350

// This value differentiates instances on a machine
// This will be set automatically by the *-update-prpclient-ini script
// If you prefer to setup up prpclient directories manually, please
// set this to a unique identifier (e.g. 1,2,3,4...)
instanceid=1

// Tests completed by this "team" will be rolled-up as part of team stats. This
// will be recorded on tests that are pending and then updated when tests are
// completed. Since it is stored on the server per test, it is possible for a
// single user to be a member of multiple teams. If no value is specified for
// this field, then completed tests and primes will not be awarded to any teams.
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
teamid=

// server= configures the mix of work to perform across one or more
// servers. It is parsed as follows:
// <suffix>:<pct>:<workunits>:<server IP>:<port>
//
// <suffix> - a unique suffix for the server. This is used to distinguish
// file names that are created for each configured server.
// <pct> - the percentage of PRP tests to do from the server.
// <workunits> - the number of PRP tests to get from the server. The
// server also has a limit, so the server will never return
// more than its limit.
// <server IP> - the IP address or name for the server
// <port> - the port of the PRPNet server
//
// Setting pct to 0 means that the client will only get work from the
// server if it cannot connect to one of the other configured servers.
// Please read the prpnet_servers.txt in this directory for information
// on the latest PRPNet servers.

// The following servers are from PrimeGrid. To make a server active,
// you must remove the "//". For more information about proper settings
// please see the readme_primegrid.txt in this directory.
// For descriptions of each project, please see this thread:
// http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=1215&nowrap=true#13329
//server=121:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12001
//server=FPS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12002
//server=GCW:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12004
server=27:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006
//server=PRS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12008
//server=WIEFERICH:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13000
//server=WALLSUNSUN:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13001

// This is the name of LLR executable. On Windows, this needs to be
// the LLR console application, not the GUI application. The GUI
// application does not terminate when the PRP test is done.
// On some systems you will need to put a "./" in front of the executable
// name so that it looks in the current directory for it rather than
// in the system path.
// LLR can be downloaded from http://jpenne.free.fr/index2.html
// If running a 64-bit system, comment out the llr.exe and uncomment llr64.exe
//llrexe=llr.exe
llrexe.exe=cllr64.exe

// This is the name of the PFGW executable. On Windows, this needs to
// be the PFGW console application, not the GUI application.
// PFGW can be downloaded from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/openpfgw/
// If you are running a 64 bit OS, comment out the pfgw32 line
// and uncomment the pfgw64 line.
//pfgwexe=pfgw32.exe
pfgwexe=pfgw64.exe

// This is the name of the executable used for Wieferich and Wall-Sun-Sun searches.
// Available ONLY to 64bit OS. Uncomment if you have 64bit OS.
// If you have an OpenCL-capable GPU, uncomment 'wwwwcl'
//wwwwexe=wwww.exe
//wwwwexe=wwwwcl.exe
wwwwexe=wwwwcl64.exe

// This sets the CPU affinity for LLR on multi-CPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that LLR can run on an CPU.
cpuaffinity=

// This sets the GPU affinity for CUDA apps on multi-GPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that the CUDA app can run on an GPU.
gpuaffinity=

// Set to 1 to tell PFGW to run in NORMAL priority. It defaults to 0, which means
// that PFGW will run in IDLE priority, the same priority used by LLR, phrot,
// and genefer.
normalpriority=1

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

// stopoption= tells the client what to do when it is stopped with CTRL-C and there is
// work that has not been completed and returned to the server. Options 2, 5, and 6 will
// return all workunits. This will override stopasapoption. The accepted values are:
// 0 - prompt
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest), then shut down
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, report them, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Do nothing and shut down (presumes you will restart with startoption=9)
stopoption=9

// stopasapoption= tells the client that it needs to be shutdown automatically, i.e. without
// a CTRL-C. It is evaluated after each test is completed. It should be 0 upon startup.
// The accepted values are:
// 0 - Continue processing work units
// 2 - Return completed work units and abandon the rest
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest)
// 6 - Complete all work units and return them
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
stopasapoption=0

// Timeout on communications errors
// (default is 60 minutes, minimum is 1 minute if not specified here...)
// Note that the actual used in the client is anywhere from 90% to 110% of this value
errortimeout=1

// Size limit in megabytes for the prpclient.log file...
// 0 means no limit.
// -1 means no log.
loglimit=1

// Set the debug level for the client
// 0 - no debug messages
// 1 - all debug messages
// 2 - output debug messages from socket communication
debuglevel=0

// Whether or not to echo "INFO" messages from server to console for accepted tests
// 0 - no echo
// 1 - echo (default)
echotest=1




instance 2:

// email= is a REQUIRED field. The server will be use this address
// to send you an e-mail when your client discovers a prime.
email=

// userid= is a REQUIRED field that will be used by the server
// to report on stats, etc. without having to reveal the user's
// e-mail address. DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
userid=Penguin

// This value differentiates clients using the same e-mail ID
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
machineid=AMD-8350

// This value differentiates instances on a machine
// This will be set automatically by the *-update-prpclient-ini script
// If you prefer to setup up prpclient directories manually, please
// set this to a unique identifier (e.g. 1,2,3,4...)
instanceid=2

// Tests completed by this "team" will be rolled-up as part of team stats. This
// will be recorded on tests that are pending and then updated when tests are
// completed. Since it is stored on the server per test, it is possible for a
// single user to be a member of multiple teams. If no value is specified for
// this field, then completed tests and primes will not be awarded to any teams.
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
teamid=

// server= configures the mix of work to perform across one or more
// servers. It is parsed as follows:
// <suffix>:<pct>:<workunits>:<server IP>:<port>
//
// <suffix> - a unique suffix for the server. This is used to distinguish
// file names that are created for each configured server.
// <pct> - the percentage of PRP tests to do from the server.
// <workunits> - the number of PRP tests to get from the server. The
// server also has a limit, so the server will never return
// more than its limit.
// <server IP> - the IP address or name for the server
// <port> - the port of the PRPNet server
//
// Setting pct to 0 means that the client will only get work from the
// server if it cannot connect to one of the other configured servers.
// Please read the prpnet_servers.txt in this directory for information
// on the latest PRPNet servers.

// The following servers are from PrimeGrid. To make a server active,
// you must remove the "//". For more information about proper settings
// please see the readme_primegrid.txt in this directory.
// For descriptions of each project, please see this thread:
// http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=1215&nowrap=true#13329
//server=121:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12001
//server=FPS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12002
//server=GCW:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12004
server=27:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006
//server=PRS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12008
//server=WIEFERICH:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13000
//server=WALLSUNSUN:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13001

// This is the name of LLR executable. On Windows, this needs to be
// the LLR console application, not the GUI application. The GUI
// application does not terminate when the PRP test is done.
// On some systems you will need to put a "./" in front of the executable
// name so that it looks in the current directory for it rather than
// in the system path.
// LLR can be downloaded from http://jpenne.free.fr/index2.html
// If running a 64-bit system, comment out the llr.exe and uncomment llr64.exe
//llrexe=llr.exe
llrexe.exe=cllr64.bat

// This is the name of the PFGW executable. On Windows, this needs to
// be the PFGW console application, not the GUI application.
// PFGW can be downloaded from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/openpfgw/
// If you are running a 64 bit OS, comment out the pfgw32 line
// and uncomment the pfgw64 line.
//pfgwexe=pfgw32.exe
pfgwexe=pfgw64.exe

// This is the name of the executable used for Wieferich and Wall-Sun-Sun searches.
// Available ONLY to 64bit OS. Uncomment if you have 64bit OS.
// If you have an OpenCL-capable GPU, uncomment 'wwwwcl'
//wwwwexe=wwww.exe
//wwwwexe=wwwwcl.exe
wwwwexe=wwwwcl64.exe

// This sets the CPU affinity for LLR on multi-CPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that LLR can run on an CPU.
cpuaffinity=

// This sets the GPU affinity for CUDA apps on multi-GPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that the CUDA app can run on an GPU.
gpuaffinity=

// Set to 1 to tell PFGW to run in NORMAL priority. It defaults to 0, which means
// that PFGW will run in IDLE priority, the same priority used by LLR, phrot,
// and genefer.
normalpriority=1

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=9

// stopoption= tells the client what to do when it is stopped with CTRL-C and there is
// work that has not been completed and returned to the server. Options 2, 5, and 6 will
// return all workunits. This will override stopasapoption. The accepted values are:
// 0 - prompt
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest), then shut down
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, report them, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Do nothing and shut down (presumes you will restart with startoption=9)
stopoption=9

// stopasapoption= tells the client that it needs to be shutdown automatically, i.e. without
// a CTRL-C. It is evaluated after each test is completed. It should be 0 upon startup.
// The accepted values are:
// 0 - Continue processing work units
// 2 - Return completed work units and abandon the rest
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest)
// 6 - Complete all work units and return them
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
stopasapoption=0

// Timeout on communications errors
// (default is 60 minutes, minimum is 1 minute if not specified here...)
// Note that the actual used in the client is anywhere from 90% to 110% of this value
errortimeout=1

// Size limit in megabytes for the prpclient.log file...
// 0 means no limit.
// -1 means no log.
loglimit=1

// Set the debug level for the client
// 0 - no debug messages
// 1 - all debug messages
// 2 - output debug messages from socket communication
debuglevel=0

// Whether or not to echo "INFO" messages from server to console for accepted tests
// 0 - no echo
// 1 - echo (default)
echotest=1


and one instance which works as it should, instance 3:


// email= is a REQUIRED field. The server will be use this address
// to send you an e-mail when your client discovers a prime.
email=

// userid= is a REQUIRED field that will be used by the server
// to report on stats, etc. without having to reveal the user's
// e-mail address. DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
userid=Penguin

// This value differentiates clients using the same e-mail ID
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
machineid=AMD-8350

// This value differentiates instances on a machine
// This will be set automatically by the *-update-prpclient-ini script
// If you prefer to setup up prpclient directories manually, please
// set this to a unique identifier (e.g. 1,2,3,4...)
instanceid=3

// Tests completed by this "team" will be rolled-up as part of team stats. This
// will be recorded on tests that are pending and then updated when tests are
// completed. Since it is stored on the server per test, it is possible for a
// single user to be a member of multiple teams. If no value is specified for
// this field, then completed tests and primes will not be awarded to any teams.
// DO NOT USE spaces. Instead use underscore _.
teamid=

// server= configures the mix of work to perform across one or more
// servers. It is parsed as follows:
// <suffix>:<pct>:<workunits>:<server IP>:<port>
//
// <suffix> - a unique suffix for the server. This is used to distinguish
// file names that are created for each configured server.
// <pct> - the percentage of PRP tests to do from the server.
// <workunits> - the number of PRP tests to get from the server. The
// server also has a limit, so the server will never return
// more than its limit.
// <server IP> - the IP address or name for the server
// <port> - the port of the PRPNet server
//
// Setting pct to 0 means that the client will only get work from the
// server if it cannot connect to one of the other configured servers.
// Please read the prpnet_servers.txt in this directory for information
// on the latest PRPNet servers.

// The following servers are from PrimeGrid. To make a server active,
// you must remove the "//". For more information about proper settings
// please see the readme_primegrid.txt in this directory.
// For descriptions of each project, please see this thread:
// http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=1215&nowrap=true#13329
//server=121:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12001
//server=FPS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12002
//server=GCW:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12004
server=27:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006
//server=PRS:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12008
//server=WIEFERICH:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13000
//server=WALLSUNSUN:0:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:13001

// This is the name of LLR executable. On Windows, this needs to be
// the LLR console application, not the GUI application. The GUI
// application does not terminate when the PRP test is done.
// On some systems you will need to put a "./" in front of the executable
// name so that it looks in the current directory for it rather than
// in the system path.
// LLR can be downloaded from http://jpenne.free.fr/index2.html
// If running a 64-bit system, comment out the llr.exe and uncomment llr64.exe
//llrexe=llr.exe
llrexe.exe=cllr64.bat

// This is the name of the PFGW executable. On Windows, this needs to
// be the PFGW console application, not the GUI application.
// PFGW can be downloaded from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/openpfgw/
// If you are running a 64 bit OS, comment out the pfgw32 line
// and uncomment the pfgw64 line.
//pfgwexe=pfgw32.exe
pfgwexe=pfgw64.exe

// This is the name of the executable used for Wieferich and Wall-Sun-Sun searches.
// Available ONLY to 64bit OS. Uncomment if you have 64bit OS.
// If you have an OpenCL-capable GPU, uncomment 'wwwwcl'
//wwwwexe=wwww.exe
//wwwwexe=wwwwcl.exe
wwwwexe=wwwwcl64.exe

// This sets the CPU affinity for LLR on multi-CPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that LLR can run on an CPU.
cpuaffinity=

// This sets the GPU affinity for CUDA apps on multi-GPU machines. It defaults to
// -1, which means that the CUDA app can run on an GPU.
gpuaffinity=

// Set to 1 to tell PFGW to run in NORMAL priority. It defaults to 0, which means
// that PFGW will run in IDLE priority, the same priority used by LLR, phrot,
// and genefer.
normalpriority=1

// This option is used to default the startup option if the PREVIOUS
// SHUTDOWN LEFT UNCOMPLETED WORKUNITS. If no previous work was left
// this will act like option 9.
// 0 - prompt
// 1 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed, then continue
// 4 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then get more work
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Continue from where client left off when it was shut down
startoption=6

// stopoption= tells the client what to do when it is stopped with CTRL-C and there is
// work that has not been completed and returned to the server. Options 2, 5, and 6 will
// return all workunits. This will override stopasapoption. The accepted values are:
// 0 - prompt
// 2 - Return completed work units, abandon the rest, then shut down
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest), then shut down
// 5 - Complete in-progress work units, abandon the rest, report them, then shut down
// 6 - Complete all work units, report them, then shut down
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
// 9 - Do nothing and shut down (presumes you will restart with startoption=9)
stopoption=9

// stopasapoption= tells the client that it needs to be shutdown automatically, i.e. without
// a CTRL-C. It is evaluated after each test is completed. It should be 0 upon startup.
// The accepted values are:
// 0 - Continue processing work units
// 2 - Return completed work units and abandon the rest
// 3 - Return completed work units (keep the rest)
// 6 - Complete all work units and return them
// 7 - Complete all work units then shut down (do not report completed work)
stopasapoption=0

// Timeout on communications errors
// (default is 60 minutes, minimum is 1 minute if not specified here...)
// Note that the actual used in the client is anywhere from 90% to 110% of this value
errortimeout=1

// Size limit in megabytes for the prpclient.log file...
// 0 means no limit.
// -1 means no log.
loglimit=1

// Set the debug level for the client
// 0 - no debug messages
// 1 - all debug messages
// 2 - output debug messages from socket communication
debuglevel=0

// Whether or not to echo "INFO" messages from server to console for accepted tests
// 0 - no echo
// 1 - echo (default)
echotest=1





They all look the same to me. I'm going to copy the instance 1 ini file to another directory and then replace it with one from instance 3 and see if it runs ok.

Yes, it's something with those two prpclient.ini files. I copied to another directory that was working, and now the same error occurs, not shutting down. The original problem ini was replaced with a working one, and it is running fine now with the shut down option showing.

So easy fix, just copy some prpclient.ini files that work into the right directories change the instance, and back up and crunching as it should. Tho now I'm going to let em run continuously for a while anyways.

wish I knew what was off with the txt in those files that don't work though.

Unfortunately I can't edit my old posts, is it possible for a mod to edit so my email addy doesn't show any longer in the posts? Its not the worst thing in the world, but may be better off not having it posted.

Unfortunately I can't edit my old posts, is it possible for a mod to edit so my email addy doesn't show any longer in the posts? Its not the worst thing in the world, but may be better off not having it posted.

Done.