[libvirt] [PATCH] doc: Add statment about permissions needed to do a core dump

Documentation did not specify, that some permissions are required on target path for coredump for the user running the hypervisor. --- src/libvirt.c | 4 +++- tools/virsh.pod | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c index c32c7a6..ee88d87 100644 --- a/src/libvirt.c +++ b/src/libvirt.c @@ -2777,7 +2777,9 @@ error: * * This method will dump the core of a domain on a given file for analysis. * Note that for remote Xen Daemon the file path will be interpreted in - * the remote host. + * the remote host. Hypervisors may require execute and/or write permissions + * for destination path specified by argument @to for user running the + * hypervisor. * * If @flags includes VIR_DUMP_CRASH, then leave the guest shut off with * a crashed state after the dump completes. If @flags includes diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index e82567d..ba7af15 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ rather than merely left in a paused state. If I<--bypass-cache> is specified, the save will avoid the file system cache, although this may slow down the operation. +NOTE: Some hypervisors may require execute and/or write permissions on +I<corefilepath> for user running the hypervisor. + =item B<dumpxml> I<domain-id> [I<--inactive>] [I<--security-info>] [I<--update-cpu>] -- 1.7.3.4