Re: [libvirt] Accessing libvirtd remotely as non-root user

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 05:26:20PM -0500, Dan Mossor wrote: > I manage libvirtd on a few remote machines, and my security policies require > me to disable root login via SSH. Up to this point, I've been using root due > to the systems being in staging, but this is the final step before they're > moved to production. > > What is the current proscribed method of connecting virt-manager or virsh to > a remote system with a non-root account? I keep getting "authentication > failed: no agent is available to authenticate" with a user that is in the > kvm and qemu groups on the systems I've tried using the ssh transport. This guide ought to help you set it up http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/SSHPolicyKitSetup Regards, Daniel