Public bug reported: If you call virConnectOpen using a NULL parameter then the hypervisor search sequence will find and connect to the unprivileged 'qemu:///session' uri ahead of 'qemu:///system' for a non-root user - even if the user in question is a member of the libvirtd group.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: libvirt-dev (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Apr 6 13:56:15 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libvirt ** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- virConnectOpen chooses qemu:///session before qemu:///system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556487 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs