[libvirt-users] libvirt 0.9.9: could not open /dev/net/tun: Operation not permitted

[Fischer, Anna]

> Subject: [libvirt-users] libvirt 0.9.9: could not open /dev/net/tun:
> Operation not permitted
> 
> Hi, I'm running the latest libvirt 0.9.9.
> 
> I'm trying to start a VIF of type "Ethernet". I know there are problems
> with that because you need to be root in order to control the tun/tap
> driver.
> 
> I changed my qemu.conf file to
> 
> user = "root"
> group = "root"
> clear_emulator_capabilities = 0
> 
> However, I still get an error when trying to start my VM:
> 
> [root]# virsh start vm-0-3
> error: Failed to start domain vm-0-3
> error: internal error process exited while connecting to monitor: qemu-
> system-x86_64: -net tap,ifname=vif-0-3,script=/etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-
> vnet-up,vlan=0,name=hostnet0: could not open /dev/net/tun: Operation
> not permitted
> qemu-system-x86_64: -net tap,ifname=vif-0-
> 3,script=/etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-up,vlan=0,name=hostnet0: Device
> 'tap' could not be initialized
> 
> I run the latest qemu-kvm.
> 
> The permissions on the tun device are set to default settings and my
> scripts are executable by anyone:
> 
> [root ~]# ll /dev/net/tun
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 200 Jan 20 15:39 /dev/net/tun
> 
> [root ~]# ll /etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-*
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 150 Jan 17 15:52 /etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-down
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 137 Jan 19 17:51 /etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-up
> 
> Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? I have actually also compiled
> libvirt with --without capng, so it should not drop capabilities
> anyway. Why does it not run as root?
> 
> Thanks,
> Anna

The full error message is actually this:

LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin HOME=/root USER=root LOGNAME=root QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -M pc-1.0 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -name vm-0-3 -uuid 284b4d32-ca8a-ee80-8bf3-d58e763f0b47 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/vm-0-3.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=readline -rtc base=utc -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/testdisk.img,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0,format=raw -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 -drive file=/home/sup/vmConfigDir/vm-0-3/vm-0-3.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-1,readonly=on,format=raw -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=1,drive=drive-ide0-1-1,id=ide0-1-1 -device e1000,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:99:ff:15:17,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -net tap,ifname=vif-0-3,script=/etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-up,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:9 -vga cirrus -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4
Domain id=1 is tainted: high-privileges
Domain id=1 is tainted: shell-scripts
qemu-system-x86_64: -net tap,ifname=vif-0-3,script=/etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-up,vlan=0,name=hostnet0: could not open /dev/net/tun: Operation not permitted
qemu-system-x86_64: -net tap,ifname=vif-0-3,script=/etc/libvirt/qemu/vif-vnet-up,vlan=0,name=hostnet0: Device 'tap' could not be initialized

I can run the QEMU command manually from the shell, so I'm 100% sure this is a problem related to libvirt.

Thanks,
Anna