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#1 2024-01-15 08:54:19

jue-gen
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[SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Hello everyone, what do you think?:
For example, when I start Heads with libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager, the root password is requested. Is that ok or should it be set up so that libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager can be started as a normal user?

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#2 2024-01-23 18:38:41

FOSSenjoyer
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Should work fine, you have added your user at the libvirt group ?

usermod -G libvirt -a $USER

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#3 2024-01-23 20:02:42

jue-gen
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Yes, thank you very much FOSSenjoyer! I much prefer it that way, of course.

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#4 2024-01-24 12:09:19

stopAI
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Also ad your user to

 libvirt-qemu

group

adduser username libvirt-qemu

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#5 2024-01-24 12:24:53

jue-gen
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Yes, done, stopAI. Does that have any additional benefit?

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#6 2024-01-24 16:47:48

stopAI
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Yes, done, stopAI. Does that have any additional benefit?

In order to manage virtual machines as a regular user, that user needs to be added to the that group. Members of the libvirt group have passwordless access to the RW daemon socket by default.

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#7 2024-01-24 17:13:34

jue-gen
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Re: [SOLVED] libvirt / Virtual Machine Manager als root?

Thank you smile

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