[libvirt] [virt-tools-list] virt-manager destroys symlinks to guest configs

Cole Robinson crobinso at redhat.com
Mon Feb 20 16:58:46 UTC 2012


On 02/20/2012 11:21 AM, Jakub Mroziński wrote:
> Hi,
> virt-manager after saving guest config destroy symlink to this file and
> creates new file. How to reproduce:
> 
> cd /etc/libvirt/qemu
> # mv openbsd.xml /mount/
> # ln -s /mount/openbsd.xml 
> # ls -l openbsd.xml 
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 49 Feb 20 17:09 openbsd.xml -> /mount/openbsd.xml
> # virt-manager
> 
> Now we need to edit host openbsd in virt-manager then "Apply" changes and we got:
> # ls -l openbsd.xml
> -rw------- 1 root root 2076 Feb 20 17:13 openbsd.xml
> 
> I have network storage and move every configuration there. On host i want have
> only symlinks. I know that i can do workaround, but i dont want.
> 
> This solution was working (i dont know on which version) fine but after
> upgrade it doesn't work. 
> 
> virt-manager - 0.9.1-1 (debian testing)
> 


virt-manager defers to libvirt for all changes like this. Did you update
libvirt at the same time?

- Cole




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