[Libguestfs] Help: Can I access network inside libguestfs?

Richard W.M. Jones rjones at redhat.com
Tue Jul 12 10:23:42 UTC 2016


On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 11:22:24AM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 04:48:06PM +0800, Baochuan Wu wrote:
> > Thanks Pino for quick response.
> > Actually I use the libguestfs APIs in C++ program. Following your idea, I
> > think I should try guestfs_set_network for this.
> 
> Yes this is correct.  Calling:
> 
>   guestfs_set_network (g, 1);
> 
> should enable the network inside the appliance.

... And I should say you must call this _before_ you call
guestfs_launch.

Rich.

> For further tips on using yum, have a look at how virt-customize
> works.  In particular you must use "yum -y install ..." to avoid any
> unwanted interactivity.
> 
> https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs/blob/master/customize/customize_run.ml#L29-L189
> 
> Rich.
> 
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