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

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