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Description of problem: During installation of self hosted engine via RHV Hypervisor 7.2 if /var/tmp is low on disk space an alternate path is requested to be entered in the dialogue box. This path fails during install if the vdsm:kvm user/group doesn't have ownership or RW permission. Hence it needs to be added as a note in the installation documentation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Self hosted engine via cockpit 2. At the point were it requests for the below " Select disk for the boot device type, and then specify the path to the RHV-M Virtual Appliance. If the /var/tmp directory does not have enough space, specify a different directory. " 3. Select an alternate path under /usr or /tmp Actual results: Fails with permission denied errors 2016-08-26 13:44:03 DEBUG otopi.plugins.gr_he_common.vm.boot_disk plugin.execute:926 execute-output: ('/bin/sudo', '-u', 'vdsm', '-g', 'kvm', '/bin/qemu-img', 'info', '--output', 'json', '/root/tmp/tmpXcxmgO') stderr: qemu-img: Could not open '/root/tmp/tmpXcxmgO': Could not open '/root/tmp/tmpXcxmgO': Permission denied Expected results: Add NOTE in installation to change permission of the folder . Additional info:
Assigning to Tahlia for review.
*** Bug 1373044 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Fix now published in multiple places in https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-virtualization/4.0/single/self-hosted-engine-guide/