[libvirt-users] qemu-bridge-helper issue

[abhishek jain]

Hi Laine

I'm able to run the qemu-bridge-helper but with root authority.
I need to run it with non-root user.How can i do that?

Thanks


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Laine Stump <laine at laine.org> wrote:

> On 06/25/2014 10:22 AM, abhishek jain wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm able to run the below command using root permission....
> >
> >  sudo kvm -netdev bridge,br=qbr0ccdca50-fa,id=hostnet -M ppce500
> > Warning: netdev hostnet has no peer
> > Could not initialize SDL(No available video device) - exiting
> >
> >
> > However when I'm running the same command without root authority,I'm
> > getting following logs...
> >
> >  kvm -netdev bridge,br=qbr0ccdca50-fa,id=hostnet -M ppce500
> > failed to create tun device: Operation not permitted
> > failed to launch bridge helper
> > kvm: -netdev bridge,br=qbr0ccdca50-fa,id=hostnet: Device 'bridge'
> > could not be initialized
> >
> >
> > I need to run the above command without root authority.Please help
> > regarding this.
>
> Search for qemu-bridge-helper and you should find information about the
> ACL file that needs to be setup for this to work properly. For example,
> this has a short description, but doesn't sound like it's intended to be
> the final authority:
>
>   http://wiki.qemu.org/Features/HelperNetworking
>
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