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Author: Arnt Karlsen
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] libvirt - can't create snapshot
On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 07:37:54 +1000, Ralph wrote in message
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> In my experience, there's no need to be root for creating and running
> libvirt VM's. I needed to be root only to set up the VDE host-only
> network for them to attach to, and then all else can be done non-root.
>
> Ralph.


..could this be the SystemD guys targetting https://www.qubes-os.org/?


> On 08/08/16 04:52, Paweł Cholewiński wrote:
> > W dniu 07.08.2016 o 16:46, Ralph Ronnquist pisze:
> >> On 08/08/16 00:37, Paweł Cholewiński wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I test devuan with libvirt (Virtual Machine Manager 0.9.1) on
> >>> Debian 7.11. I would like to create snapshot but when I type as
> >>> root: 1) "virsh snapshot-create-as --domain devuan_jessie --name
> >>> snapshot1 --description "clear system"
> >>> error: failed to get domain 'devuan_jessie'
> >>> error: An error occurred, but the cause is unknown".
> >>>
> >>> 2) "virsh list --all"
> >>> command return empty list.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone had this problem before?
> >>
> >> Only when the machine(s) were created as non-root.
> >>
> >> Ralph.




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