Re: question to virt-manager

[didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com>]

Le 11/01/2026 à 11:53, Hans a écrit :
> Hi folks,
>
> does one know more?
>
> With very nice virt-manager I can NOT boot some ISO images from my home
> directory, but I can boot the same ISO files from /var/lib/libvirt/images/.
>
> Is this a bug, a security feature or is it a settings problem?
>
> I saw some questions regarding to this in some forums, but no clear answer to
> it.
>
> Thanks for a short response.
>
> Best
>
> Hans

Hello,

this is a simple settings problem: basically you have to declare in 
virt-manager any directory you want to use.

So for instance if you want to use your home directory:
- open virt-manager
- right click on QEMU/KNM
- left click on "Details"
- left click on "Storage" tab
- left click on "+"
- then create the new storage pool with the right name, type and Target Path

This way you can also put your virt-manager images (VMs) in another 
directory than the default directory