RE: installing virtual guest via ssh on console based remote host
> From: chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk
> Subject: Re: installing virtual guest via ssh on console based remote host
> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 23:42:54 +0100
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Nelson Green <nelsongreen84@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I've got some more progress to report if you'll bear with me. First
> > of all, I did install the libvirt-bin and qemu-kvm packages. A bit of
> > history as to why I say this has been a nightmare is because the basic
> > problem has been a lack of straight-forward documentation, but that
> > could be my inability to find it
>
> To be honest it's an absolute nightmare. I forgot until I saw your reply
> that I've also needed to perform the following tweaks when using libvirt
> in a true client/server model:
>
> EITHER
> 1. Carry the libvirt/qemu protocol across an ssh tunnel to the
> server. This requires you to have a login account on the server
> 2. Add the user account from #1 to the libvirt group on the server
> 3. In the client GUI, create a connection to "nelson@server" (or
> whatever) rather than just to "server"
>
> OR
> 4. Edit /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf and /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf on the
> server to allow non-local connections to the daemon. Ideally with
> authentication (but this isn't essential if you are on a controlled
> and/or restricted network).
>
> I've never found SASL an enjoyable experience, so I would recommend that
> you go for the first option. However, you have have a policy dictating
> otherwise.
>
>
> > The first error I got was "Failed to connect socket to
> > '/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': No such file or directory"
>
> I think this may be a consequence of omitting #2
>
>
> > So, I am now installing an OS on my VM. That leaves one final item,
> > but this is really low on the priority list. How do I clean up after
> > those failed initial attempts?
>
> The nasty but effective way is to shut down the libvirt daemon and delete
> the relevant xml files from /etc/libvirtd/qemu/.
>
> Chris
Thank you Chris. This is good info, based on experience. Not sure if you saw
my post saying I got it working, but not in the manner you describe. I will have
to do more of this in near future, so I will give your method a try. I will try to
put together a list of the steps for working methods and post it somewhere. I
do have good notes on what I've done so far, and I have added your
information to them.
And thank you for the xml file location info. I figured it was something like
that, since Virtual Box is similar, but wasn't sure where to find the files.
Back to work. Thanks again,
Nelson
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