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

*From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com&gt;* To:* Stephen Liu <satimis(a)yahoo.com&gt;* Cc:* libvirt-users(a)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

------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com&gt; *To:* Stephen Liu <satimis(a)yahoo.com&gt; *Cc:* libvirt-users(a)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

*From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com&gt; *To:* Stephen Liu <satimis(a)yahoo.com&gt; *Cc:* libvirt-users(a)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?