[kvm-devel] Are root privileges really needed to run kvm?

f.org/fscaps.html#Qemu I intend running kvm for users that remotely login on the kvm host, and ability to get rid of any sudo stuff would be much desired. Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net

Re: [kvm-devel] Are root privileges really needed to run kvm?

is isn't implemented. So, expecting that eventually it will be, it seems to be worth pursuing running kvm at users privileges at the moment memory is being consumed. Such memory limit control will be easier to implement in this case rather than if all instances of KVM ran at root

Re: [kvm-devel] Are root privileges really needed to run kvm?

-user limits that may be set systemwide? -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Ju

Re: [kvm-devel] Are root privileges really needed to run kvm?

s. I did not look at the details in sources: is dropping privileges already there? All examples in the Wiki involve sudo. Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download

[kvm-devel] Seen in TODO: storing qemu options

this (not using the disk image file, but using filesystem entries). See this page: http://code.google.com/p/kvmadm/wiki/System_Documentation To launch a VM, one just types: kvmrun -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web

[kvm-devel] Virtual FAT disk images in KVM-17?

with this on KVM-17? Thanks. PS For the reference, this option is described here: http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-doc.html#TOC24 -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splun

[kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

rom kvm if it is started with -no-acpi? If kvm is started with -no-acpi then I only see "system halted", but kvm does not exit. I use kvm-17 with 2.6.21-ARCH kernel on the host. Thanks. PS I need this information to properly document usage scenarios in kvmadm documentation. -- Dimitry

Re: [kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

rtunately I couldn't find anything like this in QEMU documentation. PS How does the -no-reboot option work? I never was able to actually _reboot_ an OS in kvm - it just hangs. Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web ---

Re: [kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

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Re: [kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

se actions will be limited by Linux multi-user mechanisms as usual. In my daily practice, I run kvm under my user privileges, and it works fine. See the kvmadm project (link on the kvm wiki page "Management tools"). -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web ---

Re: [kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

s window managers, but kvm process must exit in order for this to work as it is not possible to know from outside if the guest OS shut down. Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net email is sponsored b

Re: [kvm-devel] Ways to exit from kvm on behalf of the quest system?

o thinking that it may be > possible to detect when most guests have halted. Power-off works for me though. Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still greppi

[kvm-devel] KVM configuration for headless speachless guest VMs?

s a wholly experimental thing, and I am ready to experiment. Hopefully I am not the first one - can anybody share their experience with such kind of KVM configuration? Thanks. -- Dimitry Golubovsky Anywhere on the Web - This SF