<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7654.12"> <TITLE>RE: [virt-tools-list] error creating NFS storage pool</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  It looks like it has something to do with windows sharing on my storage appliance. When I enable CIFS, that hidden folder appears. The storage pool can't be created because the permissions on the .$EXTEND folder cannot be changed. Apparently for the pool to be created virt-manager needs full access to all files and folders. Grant -----Original Message----- From: Cole Robinson [<A HREF="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">mailto:crobinso@redhat.com</A>] Sent: Thu 12/22/2011 1:09 PM To: Grant Siebrecht Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] error creating NFS storage pool On 12/16/2011 05:32 PM, Grant Siebrecht wrote: > Virtual Machine Manager 0.9.0 > OS = Ubuntu 11.10 > I've tried changing permissions on my_nfs_server to 777 with still no luck. > > > > Error creating pool: Could not start storage pool: cannot open volume > '/var/lib/libvirt/images/my_nfs_server/.$EXTEND': Permission denied > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 44, in cb_wrapper > callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs) > File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/createpool.py", line 480, in > _async_pool_create > poolobj = self._pool.install(create=True, meter=meter, build=build) > File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/virtinst/Storage.py", line 489, in install > raise RuntimeError(errmsg) > RuntimeError: Could not start storage pool: cannot open volume > '/var/lib/libvirt/images/my_nfs_server/.$EXTEND': Permission denied > moving to libvirt-users What is the .$EXTEND file? Is it a socket or something strange like that? - Cole </BODY> </HTML>