Re: [libvirt-users] How to run libvirtd as non root user
On 07/30/2015 11:10 AM, Anshul Arora (akarora) wrote:
Team,
I note that libvertd runs as root user that is against the least privilege security
model.
root 307278 1 0 Jun20 ? 04:16:46 /usr/sbin/libvirtd -listen
Sadly, that IS the least privilege required for successfully running
qemu:///system or lxc:/// guests.
Appreciate pointers to alternate options that user could configure as a potential
mitigation plan?
Use qemu:///session connections - that runs a separate libvirtd process
as the current user, just fine. Without privileges, your guests will
have a harder time using networking, but that's what you'd expect.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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