Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd & dnsmasq
On 20/11/2010, at 5:17 AM, James M Leddy wrote:
It's because of this:
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I put in a request to get it removed.
Hmmm, pretty sure that removing it isn't the best strategy in this instance. :)
dnsmasq is kind of essential to the way libvirt uses virtual networks. Having the
"default" virtual network not be created, just creates a different set of
problems.
If a SysAdmin creates some other virtual network on the host (a fairly standard thing to
do), then dnsmasq will be started up for that instead, and we're back to the same
problem of conflicting with a system install of dnsmasq.
The info on the wiki page is part of the right technical solution, as it allows a system
wide installation of dnsmasq to not conflict with the libvirt spawned versions.
Not sure how to make it more automatic though. We should definitely document it properly
in the RHEL 6.x Virtualization Guide though. Something for Laine to include in this
content for the VG I reckon. :)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift