Re: question to virt-manager

[john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>]

On 1/11/26 12:20 PM, didier gaumet wrote:
> 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

Using Virsh, I also had to have the correct perms on the dir's path and 
play with AppArmor.

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John Doe