Re: [libvirt] virDomainDefineXML forbidden for read only access

Kenneth Nagin wrote:

I am running an application that invokes the java method virDomainDefineXML. But virDomainDefineXML is throwing the exception "forbidden for read only access". I'm running as root. I can successfully define domain xml and create VMs with virsh.

Any suggestion of what I am do wrong?

First question -- how are you connecting? The second argument to org.libvirt.Connect.Connect(String, boolean) is the read-only flag; I'm guessing you're passing true?