From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Dimitry Golubovsky <golubovsky-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Are root privileges really needed to run kvm?
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:54:03 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4670131B.2000605@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bcba51a0706130839l143bb209pfc4ee664ce20f300-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
Dimitry Golubovsky wrote:
> Avi,
>
> On 6/13/07, Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> > So, expecting that eventually it will be, it seems to be worth
>> > pursuing running kvm at users privileges at the moment memory is being
>> > consumed. Such memory limit control will be easier to implement in
>> > this case rather than if all instances of KVM ran at root.
>> >
>>
>> Sure. Running kvm as a nonprivileged user is a supported and
>> recommended way of working. A virtual machine is subject to all user
>> access restrictions except, at the moment, the memory locking limits.
>
> I did not look at the details in sources: is dropping privileges
> already there? All examples in the Wiki involve sudo.
>
qemu does not drop privileges. Simply start it as a normal user
without sudo.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-11 13:19 Are root privileges really needed to run kvm? Dimitry Golubovsky
[not found] ` <bcba51a0706110619q661628b6lfd6b6968ad893c59-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 8:30 ` Avi Kivity
[not found] ` <466FAB08.5050902-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 14:28 ` Anthony Liguori
[not found] ` <466FFF13.8000102-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 14:34 ` Avi Kivity
2007-06-13 15:01 ` Dimitry Golubovsky
[not found] ` <bcba51a0706130801r79a77751m31d46aac630c3e80-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 15:08 ` Avi Kivity
[not found] ` <46700887.30009-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 15:26 ` Dimitry Golubovsky
[not found] ` <bcba51a0706130826r60175d04r3e8a402f2c8f6271-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 15:33 ` Avi Kivity
[not found] ` <46700E4A.50906-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 15:39 ` Dimitry Golubovsky
[not found] ` <bcba51a0706130839l143bb209pfc4ee664ce20f300-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-06-13 15:54 ` Avi Kivity [this message]
2007-06-13 15:10 ` Anthony Liguori
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