From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eugene Coetzee Subject: Re: Running KVM without root privileges Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:59:13 +0200 Message-ID: <46C84CB1.5070202@reedflute.com> References: <1187527111.10912.1.camel@starship.ltsp> <68676e00708190602p6b0ca91csc3a4550de162443a@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <68676e00708190602p6b0ca91csc3a4550de162443a-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Luca wrote: >On 8/19/07, Eugene Coetzee 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, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/