[libvirt] Operation forbidden for read only access

[Daniel Veillard]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 08:41:51AM +0530, PREETHI RAMESH wrote:
> I'm using libvirt's Java API bindingsa and i've opened a connection :
[...]
> exception FOUR caught: org.libvirt.LibvirtException: operation
> virDomainDestroy forbidden for read only access
> level:VIR_ERR_ERROR
> code:VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED
> domain:VIR_FROM_DOM
> hasConn:false
> hasDom:false
> hasNet:false
> message:operation virDomainDestroy forbidden for read only access
> str1:operation %s forbidden for read only access
> str2:virDomainDestroy
> str3:null
> int1:-1
> int2:-1
> 
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 23 minutes 38 seconds)
> 
> I've used qemu:///system but why is my operation being denied?

  On a read-only connection any operation which may modify the state of
  the system will get denied. You need a read-write connection for
  destroying a domain.

Daniel

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