diff -r 5ea81e640509 tools/python/xen/xm/main.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py	Sun Sep 25 10:47:22 2005
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py	Mon Sep 26 10:37:34 2005
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@
     arg_check(args,1,"restore")
 
     savefile = os.path.abspath(args[0])
+
+    if not os.access(savefile, os.R_OK):
+        err("xm restore: Unable to read file %s" % savefile)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     from xen.xend.XendClient import server
     info = server.xend_domain_restore(savefile)