Re: [libvirt-users] Cloning a volume via storage XML

2019-04-30 Thread Weller, Lennart
I guess this not an option then. I'll just do a virStorageVolCreateXMLFrom for now. Maybe libvirt should print an error that backingStore is not a supported feature for rbd? ___ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Peter Crowther
On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 16:43, Michal Privoznik wrote: > Long story short, why bother with /system if you can't use it and not > use /session instead? > > Because according to the FAQ, /session isn't suitable for my use: - You will definitely want to use qemu:///system if your VMs are acting

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Michal Privoznik
On 4/30/19 3:15 PM, Peter Crowther wrote: On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:48, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:45:03AM +0100, Peter Crowther wrote: On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik wrote: Is there any problem running libvirtd as root? Yes, in the regulated en

Re: [libvirt-users] Running all my virtual machines with a low priority

2019-04-30 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 04:24:08PM +0200, R. Diez wrote: > Hi all: > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system. What is the easiest way to run all of my > virtual machines with a low priority? Say a "nice" level of 15. You can use the(and related elements) to control the schedular nice level up or dow

[libvirt-users] Running all my virtual machines with a low priority

2019-04-30 Thread R. Diez
Hi all: I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system. What is the easiest way to run all of my virtual machines with a low priority? Say a "nice" level of 15. I just do not want my virtual machines to have too much of an impact in any other processes on the system. Thanks in advance, rdiez __

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Peter Crowther
On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:48, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:45:03AM +0100, Peter Crowther wrote: > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik > wrote: > > > > > Is there any problem running libvirtd as root? > > > > > > Yes, in the regulated environment in which I

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:48:51AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:45:03AM +0100, Peter Crowther wrote: > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik wrote: > > > > > Is there any problem running libvirtd as root? > > > > > > Yes, in the regulated environment in

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:45:03AM +0100, Peter Crowther wrote: > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik wrote: > > > Is there any problem running libvirtd as root? > > > > Yes, in the regulated environment in which I work! I have to do far more > thorough threat analysis than I would do

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Peter Crowther
On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 10:40, Michal Privoznik wrote: > Is there any problem running libvirtd as root? > > Yes, in the regulated environment in which I work! I have to do far more thorough threat analysis than I would do if I knew which capabilities it had. So far, we've accepted the extra work

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Michal Privoznik
On 4/29/19 5:42 PM, lameventa...@gmail.com wrote: On 29/04/2019 22.01, Michal Privoznik wrote: On 4/29/19 1:06 PM, lameventa...@gmail.com wrote: I want to run libvirtd as a special user, and allowing users that belong to a special group to connect via qemu+unix:///system (eg: unix socket). I

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirtd via unix socket using system uri

2019-04-30 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 12:42:11AM +0900, lameventa...@gmail.com wrote: > > > On 29/04/2019 22.01, Michal Privoznik wrote: > > On 4/29/19 1:06 PM, lameventa...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I want to run libvirtd as a special user, and allowing users that belong > >> to a special group to connect via qem