On 02/04/2010 11:19 PM, Stephen Liu wrote: > > *From:* Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx> > *Cc:* libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Thu, February 4, 2010 10:25:28 AM > *Subject:* Re: virt-manager can't start > > - snip - > >> Yeah, that's the row I mean. If it opens and shows VMs, sounds like > that is >> what you want. It might not be asking for root passwd twice because it is >> caching the auth credentials: depends on what policykit version is > installed. > >> virt-manager only asks for the root passwd to connect to the libvirt qemu >> driver: sounds like it is doing that, so not sure if there is > something else >> you want. > > Hi Cole, > > > I have 2 Virtual Machines here, both running KVM as virtualizer. > > > Virtual Machine-1 > Host - Fedora 12 > KVM > libvirt > > > Vitural Machine-2 > Host - Debian 5.0 > KVM > libvirt > > > Previously on Genom desktop of both machines > Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager > > starts 2 windows:- > > Virtual Machine Manager > Name > localhost (QEMU) - connecting > > and > Authenticate > Password for root > > After entering root password -> Authenticate > > changes; > > Virtual Machine Manager > Name > localhost (QEMU) > vm01 > vm02 > vm03 > .... > > > For unknown accident/cause Virtual Machine-2 (Debian 5.0) changes; > > Applications -> System Tools -> Virtual Machine Manager > > starts only 1 window, without Authenticate window asking for root password. > > Virtual Machine Manager > Name > localhost > vm01 > vm02 > vm03 > .... > > > I don't know why? How can I change it back to its original state? > I don't know why either, sorry. Maybe your root password credentials have been cached, so it isn't asking anymore. If you log out or reboot the box, does virt-manager ask for the password the next time you run it? If that doesn't work, I would recommend filing a bug with debian. - Cole
