Multiple users getting the same WU?

[nrwahl]

Several times in the past couple of weeks, I have checked the status of my current WU and seen that another user has already been credited for it (code="Ok", with positive credit). Wouldn't this mean the work is already done, and I'm duplicating it?

I'm currently folding PRCG 16770,45,9,198, server huangfolding1.chem.wisc.edu.

Logged credits shows:
Code User Team Credit Assigned Credited
Ok Mowd 31403 465,962 2024-12-07 03:06:26 2024-12-07 06:05:20

My FAH user is nrwahl.

[PaulTV]

It is likely your machine is returning jobs past the timeout, or you got a job that hit timeout at someone else. See viewtopic.php?p=335119#p335119

[nrwahl]

That makes sense, and I do sometimes return jobs past the timeout. However, in this example, my timeout had not expired. Additionally, it took the other user less than three hours between "Assigned" and "Credited," so it doesn't seem to make sense that their timeout had expired either.

A similar thing is happening right now. Note that my timeout is 2 days from now and another user already completed this WU.
Work Unit #110
Status: Running
Progress: 33.2%
Machine: laptop
OS: linux
TPF: 21m 37s
PPD: 83,231
CPUs: 0
GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
Run Time: 11h 58m
ETA: 1d 00h
Assign Time: 15h 23m ago
Base Credit: 83,000
Deadline: 4d 08h
Timeout: 2d 08h
Core: 0x23
Work Server: huangfolding1.chem.wisc.edu
Project: 16770
RCG: 10,6,136

Logged Credits
Code User Team Credit Assigned Credited
Ok GuillaumeSmaha 245993 410,020 2024-12-08 15:36:31 2024-12-08 19:25:24

[PaulTV]

That is weird indeed, and shouldn't happen. I know there was an issue with jobs being handed out too often in the past, so it's not unheard of. Also, I can't find a projects page for this project on https://apps.foldingathome.org/psummary.

@Joe_H, @toTOW, or any other who has access to the researchers, could you have a look?