Virtual Box

[Andras Simon]

On 3/20/09, Aldo Foot <lunixer at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Andras Simon <szajmi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/20/09, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> To install from a CD or DVD ISO image that you have on your hard disk,
>>> make sure you set its SELinux context properly:
>>>
>>>   su -c 'chcon -t virt_image_t /path/to/some-os-image.iso'
>>
>> Is this really needed? Last time I installed an OS in a VM (both KVM
>> and VMWare) I didn't need any SELinux magic. But that was almost two
>> years ago, maybe things have changed since.
>>
>> Andras
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>
> I believe it's need if you put the ISOs and system images in a place
> other than /var/lib/libvirt --I think that's the correct path.

Well, I certainly put it elsewhere. Actually, it wouldn't occur to me
to put _anything_ under /var.

Andras