Thanks for reporting back. IMHO it is not the code section: <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</loader> But the nvram section that causes this - here an example I have: <nvram template='/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_VARS.fd'>/tmp/testguest-flash1.img</nvram>
That gets me the vars to the specified directory. And a "virsh undefine --nvram" removes it. You didn't have that section about the nvram at all, so I removed mine and checked the default (at least in my case). And I found it creating a file similar to your path: /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd But I also found it to delete it correctly. $ sudo ls -laF /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd ls: cannot access '/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd': No such file or directory $ virsh define testguest-fixed.xml; virsh start testguest Domain testguest defined from testguest-fixed.xml Domain testguest started $ virsh dumpxml testguest | grep VARS <nvram>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd</nvram> $ sudo ls -laF /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd -rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 67108864 Jul 12 06:55 /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd $ virsh destroy testguest; virsh undefine --nvram testguest Domain testguest destroyed Domain testguest has been undefined $ sudo ls -laF /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd ls: cannot access '/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/testguest_VARS.fd': No such file or directory You might only see the nvram section in your XML while it is running as it takes the defaults then. Therefore - it is the nvram and not the loader section int he xml - I'd assume the readonly attribute is not important. Still I wonder why it doesn't work for you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701344 Title: virt-manager fails to delete /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/VMName_VARS.fd after installation is cancelled. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virt-manager/+bug/1701344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs