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From: Eugene Coetzee <eugene-ms3nWvnsWYxl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Running KVM without root privileges
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:59:13 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46C84CB1.5070202@reedflute.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <68676e00708190602p6b0ca91csc3a4550de162443a-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

Luca wrote:

>On 8/19/07, Eugene Coetzee <eugene-ms3nWvnsWYxl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi .
>>
>>I'm trying to run KVM on Feisty, 64 bit Intel with the "-net nic -net
>>tap" switches so I can use it in bridged network mode.
>>
>>It refuses and I have to run it sudo which for security concerns I don't
>>want to do.
>>    
>>
>You need CAP_NET_ADMIN to fiddle with TUN/TAP.
>  
>
Thanks for the reply. I'm a little confused about the interaction 
between KVM and qemu. Which binary requires CAP_NET_ADMIN capability - 
KVM or qemu ?

(see http://www.friedhoff.org/fscaps.html#Qemu )

regards,





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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-08-19 13:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-19 12:38 Running KVM without root privileges Eugene Coetzee
     [not found] ` <1187527111.10912.1.camel-w9fvoj/KL/s9qinSMKopcw@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-19 13:02   ` Luca
     [not found]     ` <68676e00708190602p6b0ca91csc3a4550de162443a-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-19 13:59       ` Eugene Coetzee [this message]
     [not found]         ` <46C84CB1.5070202-ms3nWvnsWYxl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-19 15:00           ` Luca
     [not found]             ` <68676e00708190800u66b8039p2be2cdd344e87805-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-21 15:49               ` Eugene Coetzee

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