From: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
To: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>, Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kruces.com>,
kdevops@lists.linux.dev
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] guestfs: Use sudo for base image copy with system libvirt
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:31:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251018023154.2239688-7-mcgrof@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251018023154.2239688-1-mcgrof@kernel.org>
When using system libvirt (qemu:///system), the storage pool paths are
typically owned by root or the libvirt group, requiring elevated
privileges to copy base images.
Add conditional sudo support for image duplication:
- System libvirt (libvirt_uri_system=true): Use become/sudo
- Session libvirt (libvirt_uri_system=false): No privilege escalation
This fixes permission denied errors when copying base images to storage
pools like /xfs1/libvirt/kdevops/ that are not writable by the regular
user.
The --reflink=auto flag is preserved in both code paths to enable
efficient copy-on-write when the filesystem supports it (btrfs, XFS
with reflink).
Generated-by: Claude AI
Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
---
playbooks/roles/guestfs/tasks/bringup/main.yml | 13 ++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/guestfs/tasks/bringup/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/guestfs/tasks/bringup/main.yml
index 81bac7ce..510e1a7d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/guestfs/tasks/bringup/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/guestfs/tasks/bringup/main.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,21 @@
state: directory
delegate_to: localhost
- - name: Duplicate the root disk image for each target node
+ - name: Duplicate the root disk image for each target node (as root)
+ become: true
+ become_method: ansible.builtin.sudo
+ ansible.builtin.command:
+ cmd: "cp --reflink=auto {{ base_image }} {{ root_image }}"
+ delegate_to: localhost
+ when:
+ - libvirt_uri_system|bool
+
+ - name: Duplicate the root disk image for each target node (non-root)
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "cp --reflink=auto {{ base_image }} {{ root_image }}"
delegate_to: localhost
+ when:
+ - not libvirt_uri_system|bool
- name: Get the timezone of the control host
ansible.builtin.command:
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-18 2:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-18 2:31 [PATCH 0/8] guestfs / base_images: fixes Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 1/8] guestfs: Fix Debian 13 (Trixie) APT sources file path Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 2/8] guestfs: Don't delete APT sources copied from host Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 3/8] guestfs: Fix dracut-config-rescue removal for Debian systems Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 18:16 ` Chuck Lever
2025-10-21 16:56 ` Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 4/8] base_image: put a guard check before adding kdevops user Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 5/8] base_image: relax base image permissions Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` Luis Chamberlain [this message]
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 7/8] guestfs: Fix base_image_pathname for custom images Luis Chamberlain
2025-10-18 2:31 ` [PATCH 8/8] playbooks: Fix host pattern for single-node setups Luis Chamberlain
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