[autotest] require root?

[autotest] require root?

[Gerd Hoffmann]

   Hi,

What is the point in requiring running as root?  It seems to work just 
fine as user too after adapting a few permissions (/dev/kvm, 
/var/log/messages).  Except the hugepages test because it wants mount 
hugetlbfs itself, which could easily be fixed too I think.

I've also noticed it complains it can't symlink a init script:

11:26:46 ERROR| ln: creating symbolic link `/etc/init.d/autotest': 
Permission denied
11:26:46 WARNI| Linking init scripts failed

Which it shouldn't try in the first place IMO.

cheers,
   Gerd

Re: [autotest] require root?

[Michael Goldish]

I used to run the KVM test as a user all the time until I started
working with TAP networking.  TAP requires running qemu as root, unless
you create the TAP devices manually and set proper permissions for them.

----- "Gerd Hoffmann" <kraxel@redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> What is the point in requiring running as root?  It seems to work just
> 
> fine as user too after adapting a few permissions (/dev/kvm, 
> /var/log/messages).  Except the hugepages test because it wants mount
> 
> hugetlbfs itself, which could easily be fixed too I think.
> 
> I've also noticed it complains it can't symlink a init script:
> 
> 11:26:46 ERROR| ln: creating symbolic link `/etc/init.d/autotest': 
> Permission denied
> 11:26:46 WARNI| Linking init scripts failed
> 
> Which it shouldn't try in the first place IMO.
> 
> cheers,
>    Gerd
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