I having libvirt run qemu as non-root, but I don't think libvirt should try chowning image files. Cerntainly not if they sit on a root_squashing nfs server. Also, the behavior of libvirt in this regard is a bit surprising for local image files and even for host devices. It should be enough that an image is accessible to qemu; it does not have to be owned by it. The fact that qemuDomainSetAllDeviceOwnership() with restore=1 does not really restore ownership of device/file but force-chowns it to root:root is anouther surprise. Dan -- Libvir-list mailing list Libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list