Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 811316
reopening guest console not working in rhel 6.2
Last modified: 2012-06-20 08:39:41 EDT
Description of problem: When running virt-manager on a fully patched RHEL 6.2 system, connecting to a virtual server via ssh, I can connect to guest consoles only once. After the window is closed, if I try to reopen I get "Connecting to graphical console for guest", and am never connected. After restarting virt-manager, I can reconnect. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.9.0 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start up virt-manager on local host, connecting to virtual server via ssh. 2. Double click on virtual guest - see the screen from the guest. 3. Close the window. 4. Try to re-open the window. You get "Connecting to graphical console for guest" ... never opens. 5. Either close virt-manager, and reopen and it works, or right-click on the virtual server, disconnect, then reconnect. Expected results: In 4, re-open the window. Note -- see the more generalized bug 758225. I have just freshly kickstarted the client the virtualization server. Both are running 6.2 with all patches applied. I don't see other bugs in bugzilla tied specifically to RHEL6.2 which leads me to believe the problem isn't quite widespread?
Indeed, I can reproduce this on 6.3. This is sufficiently crappy that I'm marking it as a blocker. Fix is already upstream and tested in fedora.
Upstream commit: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=virt-manager.git;a=commit;h=becf776d6af3455f6c89396e3ccc330cd2c85434
Fix built in virt-manager-0.9.0-12.el6
Reproduced it with the following package: virt-manager-0.9.0-11.el6.x86_64 Verified it with virt-manager-0.9.0-12.el6.x86_64 Steps: 1. Launch virt-manager on local host 2.Connect a hypvisor with ssh: File -> Add connection-> connect a remote host with ssh. 3. Double click on virtual guest --> Guest could be opened. 4. Close the guest window. 5. Re-open the guest window. --> Guest could be opened. 6. Close virt-manager, and reopen, or right-click on the hypervisor, disconnect, then reconnect. --> Guest could be opened. So, move the status to 'verified'.
*** Bug 823089 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, closing and reopening a guest's graphical window would not reopen the graphical console. This was caused by virt-manager incorrectly cleaning up some internal state. virt-manager has been fixed to correctly reopen the graphical console connection.
Hi! Will this fix be available for RHEL 6.2 Desktop, or should we wait until RHEL 6.3? I use RHEL 6 Desktop on my laptop and the latest virt-manager I am getting is 0.9.0-7 Thanks!
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0785.html