On 02/03/2010 09:23 PM, Stephen Liu wrote: > *From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx>* > To:* Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx>* > Cc:* libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx* > Sent:* Wed, February 3, 2010 11:11:46 PM* > Subject:* Re: virt-manager can't start > > - snip - > >> You shouldn't be changing the ownership of the .virt-manager directory. If >> running virt-manager and connecting to qemu:///system, a policykit > dialog will >> appear asking for root (on fedora at least), however the app will still be >> running as a regular user. > > > Hi Cole, > > Host - Debian 5.0 > KVM > Libvert > > > This Virtual Machine has been running sometimes. > > > Before, on Gnome desktop > > Applications - Sytem Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager > starts; > Autheticate > System Policy prevents management of local virtualized systems > ..... > > After entering root password -> Authenticate > starts "Virtual Machine Manager" > > > For unknown cause/incident ; > On Gnome desktop; > > Applications - Sytem Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager > > popup following error >> popup following error; >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 346, in <module> >> main() >> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 248, in main >> setup_logging() >> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 124, in > setup_logging >> os.mkdir(vm_dir) >> OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/home/satimis/.virt-manager' >> - end - > > > Then I ran "apt-get remove libvert" to remove it. And reinstalled it later. > > However > > Applications - System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager > starts "Virtual Machine Manager" without asking for root password to > authenticate > > $ ls -al /home/satimis/ | grep virt-manager > drwxr-xr-x 2 satimis satimis 4096 2009-05-31 06:11 .virt-manager > > If I change its owner to "root root" it popup above warning. I can't > start "Virtual Machine Manager". > > > How can I restore its original state requesting root password for > authentication before starting "Virtual Machine Manager"? TIA > Firstly, delete ~/.virt-manager, and let the app create it with correct permissions. Second, make sure libvirtd is installed and running. Finally, when virt-manager is running, make sure it is connecting to the qemu:///system connection: there should be a row name 'qemu' in the main window, right click -> connect. This should ask for the root password. If the qemu row isn't there for some reason, you can use File->Open Connection to connect. - Cole
