Here are 3 files that hopefully are of help for you. * boinc, the service script derived from the original /etc/init.d/sceleton script coming with each installation * BOINC, the configuration file sitting in /etc/sysconfig * boinc_installation.sh, a script that will do the work for you. Create a user boinc, a group boinc, copy and install the files and configure your system for running boinc as a service - if you want to. The place for installation is /usr/local/boinc, but you can easily change that place even after installation through simply editing /etc/sysconfig/BOINC DONE.