[libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

[Daniel P. Berrangé]

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:48:51AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:45:03AM +0100, Peter Crowther wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik <mprivozn at redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Is there any problem running libvirtd as root?
> > >
> > > Yes, in the regulated environment in which I work!  I have to do far more
> > thorough threat analysis than I would do if I knew which capabilities it
> > had.  So far, we've accepted the extra work; but it would be wonderful to
> > be able to run a locked-down virtualisation environment.
> 
> Libvirtd system mode will want cap_net_admin in order to setup TAP devices
> and cap_sys_admin to manage disk permissions to grant QEMU access, at which
> point you've lost any security benefit of running it unprivileged with
> selective capabilities.

Opps, I mean cap_dac_override not cap_sys_admin but the point still stands.

Regards,
Daniel
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