[libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start
Hi folks, KVM Virt-manager host - Debian 5.0 Starting; Gnome Applications -> System Tools - Virtual Machine Manager 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 - $ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-31 06:11 .virt-manager $ mv /home/satimis/.virt-manager /home/satimis/.virt-manager.old01 Restart Applications -> System Tools - Virtual Machine Manager starting GUI virt-manager but without asking for login as root $ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager drwxr-xr-x 2 satimis satimis 4096 2010-01-31 10:00 .virt-manager If changing the owner by running $ sudo chown root:root /home/satimis/.virt-manager GUI virt-manage can't start with abovementioned warning pop. Please advise how to fix this problem. I expect with root-password to start GUI virt-manager TIA B.R. Stephen L Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
On 02/02/2010 10:13 PM, Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi folks,
KVM Virt-manager host - Debian 5.0
Starting;
Gnome Applications -> System Tools - Virtual Machine Manager
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 -
$ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-31 06:11 .virt-manager
$ mv /home/satimis/.virt-manager /home/satimis/.virt-manager.old01
Restart Applications -> System Tools - Virtual Machine Manager
starting GUI virt-manager but without asking for login as root
$ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager drwxr-xr-x 2 satimis satimis 4096 2010-01-31 10:00 .virt-manager
If changing the owner by running $ sudo chown root:root /home/satimis/.virt-manager
GUI virt-manage can't start with abovementioned warning pop.
Please advise how to fix this problem. I expect with root-password to start GUI virt-manager
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. If you want to run the app as root, use sudo or su. Other then that I'm not sure what you are asking or why you are trying to change the directory permissions. FYI, I've improved error reporting in this area upstream now, so it will give an explicit permission error rather than just blindly try to recreate the directory: http://hg.fedorahosted.org/hg/virt-manager/rev/96cd3bb0cdc0
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 - snip -
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 B.R. Stephen Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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
- snip -
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
________________________________ From: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> To: Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com> Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 5:45:17 AM Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start Host - Debian 5.0 - snip -
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.
$ rm -rf .virt-manager Gnome Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager qemu is not there instead "localhost" displayed. Clicking it drops down all VMs Virtual Machine Manager File -> No "Open Connect". Only "Add Connection" $ apt-cache policy libvirt W: Unable to locate package libvirt $ apt-cache policy libvirtd W: Unable to locate package libvirtd $ apt-cache search libvirtd No printout $ apt-cache search libvirt collectd - statistics collection and monitoring daemon libvirt-bin - the programs for the libvirt library libvirt-dev - development files for the libvirt library libvirt-doc - documentation for the libvirt library libvirt0-dbg - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems libvirt0 - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems python-libvirt - libvirt Python bindings libvirt-ocaml-dev - OCaml bindings for libvirt libvirt-ocaml - OCaml bindings for libvirt munin-libvirt-plugins - Munin plugins using libvirt virtinst - Programs to create and clone virtual machines $ apt-cache policy libvirt0 libvirt0: Installed: 0.4.6-10 Candidate: 0.4.6-10 Version table: 0.6.5-3~bpo50+1 0 1 http://www.backports.org lenny-backports/main Packages *** 0.4.6-10 0 500 http://ftp.hk.debian.org lenny/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status libvirtd NOT found B.R. satimis Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
On 02/04/2010 11:54 AM, Stephen Liu wrote:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> *To:* Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com> *Cc:* libvirt-users@redhat.com *Sent:* Thu, February 4, 2010 5:45:17 AM *Subject:* Re: [libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start
Host - Debian 5.0
- snip -
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.
$ rm -rf .virt-manager
Gnome Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager
qemu is not there instead "localhost" displayed. Clicking it drops down all VMs
Yeah, that's the row I mean. If it opens and shows VMs, sounds like that is what you want. It might not be asking for root passwd twice because it is caching the auth credentials: depends on what policykit version is installed. virt-manager only asks for the root passwd to connect to the libvirt qemu driver: sounds like it is doing that, so not sure if there is something else you want.
Virtual Machine Manager File -> No "Open Connect". Only "Add Connection"
Add connection is what I mean, sorry.
$ apt-cache policy libvirt W: Unable to locate package libvirt
$ apt-cache policy libvirtd W: Unable to locate package libvirtd
$ apt-cache search libvirtd No printout
$ apt-cache search libvirt collectd - statistics collection and monitoring daemon libvirt-bin - the programs for the libvirt library libvirt-dev - development files for the libvirt library libvirt-doc - documentation for the libvirt library libvirt0-dbg - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems libvirt0 - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems python-libvirt - libvirt Python bindings libvirt-ocaml-dev - OCaml bindings for libvirt libvirt-ocaml - OCaml bindings for libvirt munin-libvirt-plugins - Munin plugins using libvirt virtinst - Programs to create and clone virtual machines
$ apt-cache policy libvirt0 libvirt0: Installed: 0.4.6-10 Candidate: 0.4.6-10 Version table: 0.6.5-3~bpo50+1 0 1 http://www.backports.org lenny-backports/main Packages *** 0.4.6-10 0 500 http://ftp.hk.debian.org lenny/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
libvirtd NOT found
Sorry, I don't know what package libvirtd is in on debian based systems. - Cole
From: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> To: Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com> Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 10:25:28 AM Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start - snip -
Yeah, that's the row I mean. If it opens and shows VMs, sounds like that is what you want. It might not be asking for root passwd twice because it is caching the auth credentials: depends on what policykit version is installed.
virt-manager only asks for the root passwd to connect to the libvirt qemu driver: sounds like it is doing that, so not sure if there is something else you want.
Hi Cole, I have 2 Virtual Machines here, both running KVM as virtualizer. Virtual Machine-1 Host - Fedora 12 KVM libvirt Vitural Machine-2 Host - Debian 5.0 KVM libvirt Previously on Genom desktop of both machines Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager starts 2 windows:- Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost (QEMU) - connecting and Authenticate Password for root After entering root password -> Authenticate changes; Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost (QEMU) vm01 vm02 vm03 .... For unknown accident/cause Virtual Machine-2 (Debian 5.0) changes; Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager starts only 1 window, without Authenticate window asking for root password. Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost vm01 vm02 vm03 .... I don't know why? How can I change it back to its original state? TIA B.R. Stephen Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
On 02/04/2010 11:19 PM, Stephen Liu wrote:
*From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> *To:* Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com> *Cc:* libvirt-users@redhat.com *Sent:* Thu, February 4, 2010 10:25:28 AM *Subject:* Re: [libvirt-users] virt-manager can't start
- snip -
Yeah, that's the row I mean. If it opens and shows VMs, sounds like that is what you want. It might not be asking for root passwd twice because it is caching the auth credentials: depends on what policykit version is installed.
virt-manager only asks for the root passwd to connect to the libvirt qemu driver: sounds like it is doing that, so not sure if there is something else you want.
Hi Cole,
I have 2 Virtual Machines here, both running KVM as virtualizer.
Virtual Machine-1 Host - Fedora 12 KVM libvirt
Vitural Machine-2 Host - Debian 5.0 KVM libvirt
Previously on Genom desktop of both machines Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager
starts 2 windows:-
Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost (QEMU) - connecting
and Authenticate Password for root
After entering root password -> Authenticate
changes;
Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost (QEMU) vm01 vm02 vm03 ....
For unknown accident/cause Virtual Machine-2 (Debian 5.0) changes;
Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager
starts only 1 window, without Authenticate window asking for root password.
Virtual Machine Manager Name localhost vm01 vm02 vm03 ....
I don't know why? How can I change it back to its original state?
I don't know why either, sorry. Maybe your root password credentials have been cached, so it isn't asking anymore. If you log out or reboot the box, does virt-manager ask for the password the next time you run it? If that doesn't work, I would recommend filing a bug with debian. - Cole
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