[libvirt PATCH] news: add note about new virt-ssh-helper binary
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange(a)redhat.com>
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NEWS.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
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@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ v6.8.0 (unreleased)
can now be passed using the ``passwd`` attribute on
the ``<graphics>`` element.
+ * remote: ``virt-ssh-helper`` replaces ``nc`` for SSH tunnelling
+
+ Libvirt now provides a ``virt-ssh-helper`` binary on the server
+ side. The libvirt remote client will use this binary for setting
+ up an SSH tunnelled connection to hosts. If not present, it will
+ transparently fallback to the traditional ``nc`` tunnel. The new
+ binary makes it possible for libvirt to transparently connect
+ across hosts even if libvirt is built with a different installation
+ prefix on the client vs server. It also enables remote access to
+ the unprivileged per-user libvirt daemons(eg using a URI such as
+ ``qemu+ssh://hostname/session``. The only requirement is that
+ ``virt-ssh-helper`` is present in $PATH of the remote host.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Allow migration over UNIX sockets
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