Re: [libvirt-users] unable to creating/list storage pools using non-root user

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Trey Dockendorf <treydock(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote: > > On Jun 22, 2012 1:08 AM, "mallapadi niranjan" <niranjan.ashok(a)gmail.com&gt; > wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > I have a Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) with libvirt versions: > > > > libvirt-0.9.11.3-1.fc17.x86_64 > > virt-manager-0.9.1-3.fc17.noarch > > > > I have allowed non-root user to user libvirt by allowing the user > through polkit > > > > cat /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/cat > 50-org.example-libvirt-remote-access.pkla > > > > [Remote libvirt SSH access] > > Identity=unix-group:virt > > Action=org.libvirt.unix.manage;org.libvirt.unix.monitor > > ResultAny=yes > > ResultInactive=yes > > ResultActive=yes > > > > After doing the above i am able to connect to virt-manager as non-root > user but unable to create storage pools. > > > > [juno@reserved ~]$ id > > uid=1001(juno) gid=1001(juno) groups=1001(juno),1002(virt) > context=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t:s0 > > [juno@reserved ~]$ virsh > > Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal. > > > > Type: 'help' for help with commands > > 'quit' to quit > > > > virsh # pool-list > > error: Failed to reconnect to the hypervisor > > error: no valid connection > > error: Failed to connect socket to &#39;(a)/home/juno/.libvirt/libvirt-sock&#39;: > Connection refused > > > > virsh # list > > error: Failed to reconnect to the hypervisor > > error: no valid connection > > error: Failed to connect socket to &#39;(a)/home/juno/.libvirt/libvirt-sock&#39;: > Connection refused > > > > I have defined pool called virt-images (/virt-images) which the > non-root (in this case the username is Juno) user has the read/write > permissions > > > > Also tried adding the permissions to unix socket in > /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf as below: > > > > cat /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf | grep -v ^$ | grep -v ^# > > unix_sock_group = "virt" > > unix_sock_ro_perms = "0777" > > unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770" > > unix_sock_dir = "/var/run/libvirt" > > > > But the unix socket are created in /var/run/libvirt and not in users > home directory, So how do we make a non-root user virsh commands check the > socket created in /var/run/libvirt. It always checks for the socket in > user's home directory ? > > > > Any pointers on above would be helpfu. > > > > Regards > > Niranjan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > libvirt-users mailing list > > libvirt-users(a)redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users > > I believe I ran into this, try using this virsh command as the polkit > authorized user > > virsh -c qemu:///system > > - Trey > Yeah that worked. Thanks a lot trey