[libvirt-users] unable to creating/list storage pools using non-root user

[mallapadi niranjan]

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Trey Dockendorf <treydock at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 10:02 AM, mallapadi niranjan
> <niranjan.ashok at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 4:38 PM, mallapadi niranjan
> > <niranjan.ashok at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Trey Dockendorf <treydock at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jun 22, 2012 1:08 AM, "mallapadi niranjan" <
> niranjan.ashok at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > Hi all
> >>> >
> >>> > I have a Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) with libvirt versions:
> >>> >
> >>> > libvirt-0.9.11.3-1.fc17.x86_64
> >>> > virt-manager-0.9.1-3.fc17.noarch
> >>> >
> >>> > I have allowed non-root user to user libvirt by allowing the user
> >>> > through polkit
> >>> >
> >>> > cat /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/cat
> >>> > 50-org.example-libvirt-remote-access.pkla
> >>> >
> >>> > [Remote libvirt SSH access]
> >>> > Identity=unix-group:virt
> >>> > Action=org.libvirt.unix.manage;org.libvirt.unix.monitor
> >>> > ResultAny=yes
> >>> > ResultInactive=yes
> >>> > ResultActive=yes
> >>> >
> >>> > After doing the above i am able to connect to virt-manager as
> non-root
> >>> > user but unable to create storage pools.
> >>> >
> >>> > [juno at reserved ~]$ id
> >>> > uid=1001(juno) gid=1001(juno) groups=1001(juno),1002(virt)
> >>> > context=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t:s0
> >>> > [juno at reserved ~]$ virsh
> >>> > Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.
> >>> >
> >>> > Type:  'help' for help with commands
> >>> >        'quit' to quit
> >>> >
> >>> > virsh # pool-list
> >>> > error: Failed to reconnect to the hypervisor
> >>> > error: no valid connection
> >>> > error: Failed to connect socket to
> '@/home/juno/.libvirt/libvirt-sock':
> >>> > Connection refused
> >>> >
> >>> > virsh # list
> >>> > error: Failed to reconnect to the hypervisor
> >>> > error: no valid connection
> >>> > error: Failed to connect socket to
> '@/home/juno/.libvirt/libvirt-sock':
> >>> > Connection refused
> >>> >
> >>> > I have defined pool called virt-images (/virt-images) which the
> >>> > non-root (in this case the username is Juno)  user has the read/write
> >>> > permissions
> >>> >
> >>> > Also tried adding the permissions to unix socket in
> >>> > /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf as below:
> >>> >
> >>> >  cat /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf  | grep -v ^$ | grep -v ^#
> >>> > unix_sock_group = "virt"
> >>> > unix_sock_ro_perms = "0777"
> >>> > unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"
> >>> > unix_sock_dir = "/var/run/libvirt"
> >>> >
> >>> > But the unix socket are created in /var/run/libvirt and not in users
> >>> > home directory, So how do we make a non-root user virsh commands
> check the
> >>> > socket created in /var/run/libvirt. It always checks for the socket
> in
> >>> > user's home directory ?
> >>> >
> >>> > Any pointers on above would be helpfu.
> >>> >
> >>> > Regards
> >>> > Niranjan
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > _______________________________________________
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> >>>
> >>> I believe I ran into this, try using this virsh command as the polkit
> >>> authorized user
> >>>
> >>> virsh -c qemu:///system
> >>>
> >>> - Trey
> >>
> >> Yeah that worked.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot trey
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> >
> > How do i make the below work ?
> >
> > [juno at reserved virt-img]$ virsh -c qemu:///session
> >
> > error: Failed to connect socket to '@/home/juno/.libvirt/libvirt-sock':
> > Connection refused
> > error: failed to connect to the hypervisor
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Niranjan
> >
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>
> I'm not familiar with using "qemu:///session", to make an intial
> connection I always do something like this...
>
> # Local connection
> $ virsh -c qemu:///system
>
> # Remote
> $ virsh -c ssh+qemu:///treydock@host.tld/system
>
> What are you trying to achieve with "session" ?
>

I would like to use virt-manager/virsh using non-root user ,
 qemu:///system , connect as root user , I would like to create images and
run them using non-root user .


>
> Also I noticed you mentioned using a path other than
> /var/lib/libvirt/images for the pool, be sure the SELinux contexts are
> correct.  Should be virt_image_t, you can set that for a special path
> like so...
>
> $ semanage fcontext -a -t virt_image_t "/virt-img(/.*)?"
> $ restorecon -R /virt-img
>

Yes, i have set the virt_image_t context set for /virt-img directory



>
> - Trey
>
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