Bug 2001639 - Make LIBGUESTFS_PATH configurable via the filesystem
Summary: Make LIBGUESTFS_PATH configurable via the filesystem
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization Tools
Classification: Community
Component: libguestfs
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Richard W.M. Jones
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Blocks: 1989520
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Reported: 2021-09-06 15:53 UTC by Andrea Bolognani
Modified: 2025-10-17 12:52 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of: 1989514
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Last Closed: 2025-10-17 00:11:06 UTC
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Description Andrea Bolognani 2021-09-06 15:53:14 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1989514 +++

When the user / application provides a pre-created appliance through
the recently introduced libguestfs-noappliance mechanism, it would be
nice if there was a way to drop a configuration file somewhere at the
same time which would result in libguestfs automatically using that
appliance instead of attempting to build one dynamically unless
LIBGUESTFS_PATH is specified as part of the environment.

Relevant bits from the original discussion below.

--- Additional comment from Andrea Bolognani on 2021-08-12 15:52:47 CEST ---

Also, is there a way to set the equivalent of LIBGUESTFS_PATH through
a configuration file instead of the environment? That would allow the
RPM package containing a fixed appliance to also configure libguestfs
so that it uses it at the same time.

--- Additional comment from Richard W.M. Jones on 2021-08-12 17:21:27 CEST ---

> Also, is there a way to set the equivalent of LIBGUESTFS_PATH through
> a configuration file instead of the environment? That would allow the
> RPM package containing a fixed appliance to also configure libguestfs
> so that it uses it at the same time.

This is a good idea.

Comment 5 Richard W.M. Jones 2021-11-23 13:11:00 UTC
Moving this upstream as we're not likely to implement this in RHEL 9.0.

Comment 7 Red Hat Bugzilla 2025-10-17 00:11:06 UTC
This product has been discontinued or is no longer tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla.

Comment 8 Alasdair Kergon 2025-10-17 12:52:13 UTC
Reopening because Virtualization Tools has not been discontinued.


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