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.