On 02/03/2010 09:23 PM, Stephen Liu wrote:
*From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>* To:* Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>* Cc:* libvirt-users@redhat.com* Sent:* Wed, February 3, 2010 11:11:46 PM* Subject:* Re: [libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start
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You shouldn't be changing the ownership of the .virt-manager directory. If running virt-manager and connecting to qemu:///system, a policykit dialog will appear asking for root (on fedora at least), however the app will still be running as a regular user.
Hi Cole,
Host - Debian 5.0 KVM Libvert
This Virtual Machine has been running sometimes.
Before, on Gnome desktop
Applications - Sytem Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager starts; Autheticate System Policy prevents management of local virtualized systems .....
After entering root password -> Authenticate starts "Virtual Machine Manager"
For unknown cause/incident ; On Gnome desktop;
Applications - Sytem Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager
popup following error
popup following error; Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 346, in <module> main() File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 248, in main setup_logging() File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 124, in setup_logging os.mkdir(vm_dir) OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/home/satimis/.virt-manager' - end -
Then I ran "apt-get remove libvert" to remove it. And reinstalled it later.
However
Applications - System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager starts "Virtual Machine Manager" without asking for root password to authenticate
$ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager drwxr-xr-x 2 satimis satimis 4096 2009-05-31 06:11 .virt-manager
If I change its owner to "root root" it popup above warning. I can't start "Virtual Machine Manager".
How can I restore its original state requesting root password for authentication before starting "Virtual Machine Manager"? TIA
Firstly, delete ~/.virt-manager, and let the app create it with correct permissions. Second, make sure libvirtd is installed and running. Finally, when virt-manager is running, make sure it is connecting to the qemu:///system connection: there should be a row name 'qemu' in the main window, right click -> connect. This should ask for the root password. If the qemu row isn't there for some reason, you can use File->Open Connection to connect. - Cole