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

[mallapadi niranjan]

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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