Hello! I have installed KVM/QEMU on my LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) system. The guest should use a public bridge that I have set up with /etc/network/interfaces. As you can see the bridge is configured to use a static IP: Âs@pc1-lmde ~ $ cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth1 iface eth1 inet manual auto br1 iface br1 inet static   address 192.168.178.11 Â    netmask 255.255.255.0   gateway 192.168.178.1   bridge_ports eth1   bridge_stp off   bridge_fd 0   bridge_maxwait 0 Starting a VM with kvm command returns this error: Âs@pc1-lmde ~ $ kvm -hda ~/.virtualmachines/aqemu/virtualdisk_converted/vm2-windowsxp-HD01-15G.qcow -boot c -cdrom /dev/cdrom -m 1024 -smp 1 -net nic,macaddr=00:88:4e:ad:2d:61 -net tap kvm: -net tap: could not configure /dev/net/tun (tap%d): Operation not permitted kvm: -net tap: Device 'tap' could not be initialized Checking the permissions of file /dev/net/tun: Âs@pc1-lmde ~ $ ls -l /dev/net/tun crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 200 21. Mai 09:52 /dev/net/tun ÂStarting kvm as root by means of using "sudo" works. Then all processes runs as root. Can you advice how to troubleshoot this problem? Why do I have to be root for starting KVM? I thought the group assignment is correct: Âs@pc1-lmde ~ $ groups sudo kvm libvirt I would prefer to run kvm in user mode, means not as root. I assume I have to initiate the TUN/TAP interface before the VM is started. How can I do this using a script? Is there a Howto available providing instructions? THX -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
