On 02/28/2010 06:50 PM, carlos campderrós wrote: > Hello again, > > 2010/3/1 carlos campderrós <gilipollas.desconcertante@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:gilipollas.desconcertante@xxxxxxxxx>> > > Is it reasonable to symlink (or hardlink if possible) one file to > the other? Or to remove the /etc file and point the autostart to the > /var file? Also, does the autostart do something? because it's > pointing to the ignored file. > > > Now I see that the contents of both files are different, so I suppose > that linking one to another wouldn't work. So, in short, what's the > purpose of /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml? > You aren't supposed to edit the XML files in /etc/libvirt/qemu directly, you should use virsh for that: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/FAQ#Where_are_VM_config_files_stored.3F_How_do_I_edit_a_VM.27s_XML_config.3F Basically, the location of files under /etc/libvirt/qemu are an implementation detail and its really not important what their purpose is: you should always use virsh. Also, making changes to the XML while the network is running won't take immediate effect, you will need to restart it. This has more info with respect to VMs, but it applies to networks as well: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/FAQ#If_I_change_the_XML_of_running_machine.2C_do_the_changes_take_immediate_effect.3F - Cole
