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Created attachment 499076 [details] debuginfo Description of problem: libvirt error when non-root user execute most python-virtinst commands,virt-install virt-image Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): libvirt-0.8.2-19.el5 python-virtinst-0.400.3-12.el5 kvm-qemu-img-83-231.el5 kvm-83-231.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.use a non-root user to login redhat5.7. 2.run command: [redhat@localhost tmp]$ virt-install --connect=qemu:///session -n test -r 1024 -f /tmp/test.img -s 5 -c /dev/cdrom --accelerate --debug Actual results: ERROR internal error Process exited while reading console log output: libvir: error : cannot open /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu3/online: Permission denied Expected results: non-root user can install guest via virt-install command. Additional info: virt-image command also meet this issue: run command: [redhat@localhost tmp]$ virt-image --connect=qemu:///session image.xml --debug the error same with virt-install.
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 and Red Hat does not plan to fix this issue the currently developed update. Contact your manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.
Looks like a libvirt bug with qemu:///session
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