On 8/19/07, Eugene Coetzee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Luca wrote: > >On 8/19/07, Eugene Coetzee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi . > >> > >>I'm trying to run KVM on Feisty, 64 bit Intel with the "-net nic -net > >>tap" switches so I can use it in bridged network mode. > >> > >>It refuses and I have to run it sudo which for security concerns I don't > >>want to do. > >> > >> > >You need CAP_NET_ADMIN to fiddle with TUN/TAP. > > > > > Thanks for the reply. I'm a little confused about the interaction > between KVM and qemu. Which binary requires CAP_NET_ADMIN capability - > KVM or qemu ?
In the upstream package 'kvm' is just a script wrapper that invokes the right qemu executable (the userspace component of KVM is a modified QEMU). The exact naming depends on your distro, e.g. Debian package puts the executable in /usr/bin/kvm. Luca ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
