[libvirt] Web Interface -> LibVirt Communication?

[Stefan de Konink]

Michael March schreef:
> 
>> Michael March schreef:
>>> .. in this setup you MUST have the ssh public key of the user the web 
>>> server runs as in the 'root' account of each server it manages.. 
>>> again, this might not be 100% kosher.. but it works.
>>
>> The main problem I encounter is the hostname voodoo...but that check 
>> can be disabled. I probably make an automatic hostname based on mac 
>> address, and send that via SSH to the main box.
>>
>> A shared certificate is probably an option too, if the hostname is 
>> ignored.
>>
> Hmm.. I'm not sure what you exactly mean by "hostname voodoo".... Do you 
> mean the checks the ssh client does the first time it connects to an 
> unknown server?

No I mean that the certificate is not valid if the hostname doesn't 
match. (It is possible to disable that in the connection string though)


Stefan