[virt-tools-list] Fwd: virt-manager over SSH and firewall

[Richard W.M. Jones]

Let's keep this on the mailing list, because the archives of the list
may help others having the same problem in future.

On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 09:50:17PM +0200, Ruzsinszky Attila wrote:
> I installed the nc command on firewall.
[...]
> Why is this better than the double ssh without nc (except the
> shorter typing)?

Presumably the less typing.  I don't remember the exact details, but I
think it's the way that is recommended in the ssh manual page.

> > Anyhow, forget about virt-manager.  What does virsh say when you run a
> > few simple virsh commands with the -c option?
> Where do I have to use virsh command?

Instead of using virt-manager, on the same machine that you would
run virt-manager, run virsh instead.  eg:

  sudo virsh -c qemu+ssh://M1/system list --all

The point about using virsh is that it's much closer to the metal, and
you'll get to see any error messages or warnings that ssh throws up.

Rich.

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