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From: "Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: "Manos Pitsidianakis" <manos.pitsidianakis@linaro.org>,
	"Stefan Weil" <sw@weilnetz.de>,
	"Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dave@treblig.org>,
	"Pierrick Bouvier" <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>,
	devel@lists.libvirt.org,
	"Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@linaro.org>,
	"Marc-André Lureau" <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>,
	"Hanna Reitz" <hreitz@redhat.com>,
	"Kevin Wolf" <kwolf@redhat.com>,
	qemu-block@nongnu.org, qemu-rust@nongnu.org,
	"Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	"Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com>,
	"Gerd Hoffmann" <kraxel@redhat.com>,
	"Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>,
	"Christian Schoenebeck" <qemu_oss@crudebyte.com>,
	"Richard Henderson" <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Subject: [PATCH v6 14/27] ui: add proper error reporting for password changes
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:24:55 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260211152508.732487-15-berrange@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260211152508.732487-1-berrange@redhat.com>

Neither the VNC or SPICE code for password changes provides error
reporting at source, leading the callers to report a largely useless
generic error message.

Fixing this removes one of the two remaining needs for the undesirable
error_printf_unless_qmp() method.

While fixing this the error message hint is improved to recommend the
'password-secret' option which allows securely passing a password at
startup.

Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
---
 include/ui/console.h                 |  2 +-
 include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h       |  3 ++-
 tests/functional/generic/test_vnc.py |  4 ++--
 ui/spice-core.c                      | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 ui/spice-module.c                    |  7 ++++---
 ui/ui-qmp-cmds.c                     | 19 ++++++-------------
 ui/vnc-stubs.c                       |  6 +++---
 ui/vnc.c                             | 10 +++++++---
 8 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 98feaa58bd..3677a9d334 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void qemu_display_help(void);
 void vnc_display_init(const char *id, Error **errp);
 void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp);
 void vnc_display_add_client(const char *id, int csock, bool skipauth);
-int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password);
+int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password, Error **errp);
 int vnc_display_pw_expire(const char *id, time_t expires);
 void vnc_parse(const char *str);
 int vnc_init_func(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h b/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
index 1f22d557ea..072efa0c83 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ struct QemuSpiceOps {
     void (*display_init)(void);
     int (*migrate_info)(const char *h, int p, int t, const char *s);
     int (*set_passwd)(const char *passwd,
-                      bool fail_if_connected, bool disconnect_if_connected);
+                      bool fail_if_connected, bool disconnect_if_connected,
+                      Error **errp);
     int (*set_pw_expire)(time_t expires);
     int (*display_add_client)(int csock, int skipauth, int tls);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
diff --git a/tests/functional/generic/test_vnc.py b/tests/functional/generic/test_vnc.py
index f1dd1597cf..097f858ca1 100755
--- a/tests/functional/generic/test_vnc.py
+++ b/tests/functional/generic/test_vnc.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_no_vnc_change_password(self):
         self.assertEqual(set_password_response['error']['class'],
                          'GenericError')
         self.assertEqual(set_password_response['error']['desc'],
-                         'Could not set password')
+                         'No VNC display is present');
 
     def launch_guarded(self):
         try:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_change_password_requires_a_password(self):
         self.assertEqual(set_password_response['error']['class'],
                          'GenericError')
         self.assertEqual(set_password_response['error']['desc'],
-                         'Could not set password')
+                         'VNC password authentication is disabled')
 
     def test_change_password(self):
         self.set_machine('none')
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index 8a6050f4ae..cdcec34f67 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static void qemu_spice_init(void)
                              tls_ciphers);
     }
     if (password) {
-        qemu_spice.set_passwd(password, false, false);
+        qemu_spice.set_passwd(password, false, false, NULL);
     }
     if (qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "sasl", 0)) {
         if (spice_server_set_sasl(spice_server, 1) == -1) {
@@ -919,8 +919,10 @@ int qemu_spice_add_display_interface(QXLInstance *qxlin, QemuConsole *con)
     return qemu_spice_add_interface(&qxlin->base);
 }
 
-static int qemu_spice_set_ticket(bool fail_if_conn, bool disconnect_if_conn)
+static int qemu_spice_set_ticket(bool fail_if_conn, bool disconnect_if_conn,
+                                 Error **errp)
 {
+    int ret;
     time_t lifetime, now = time(NULL);
     char *passwd;
 
@@ -934,26 +936,35 @@ static int qemu_spice_set_ticket(bool fail_if_conn, bool disconnect_if_conn)
         passwd = NULL;
         lifetime = 1;
     }
-    return spice_server_set_ticket(spice_server, passwd, lifetime,
-                                   fail_if_conn, disconnect_if_conn);
+    ret = spice_server_set_ticket(spice_server, passwd, lifetime,
+                                  fail_if_conn, disconnect_if_conn);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Unable to set SPICE server ticket");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int qemu_spice_set_passwd(const char *passwd,
-                                 bool fail_if_conn, bool disconnect_if_conn)
+                                 bool fail_if_conn, bool disconnect_if_conn,
+                                 Error **errp)
 {
     if (strcmp(auth, "spice") != 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SPICE authentication is disabled");
+        error_append_hint(errp,
+                          "To enable it use '-spice ...,password-secret=ID'");
         return -1;
     }
 
     g_free(auth_passwd);
     auth_passwd = g_strdup(passwd);
-    return qemu_spice_set_ticket(fail_if_conn, disconnect_if_conn);
+    return qemu_spice_set_ticket(fail_if_conn, disconnect_if_conn, errp);
 }
 
 static int qemu_spice_set_pw_expire(time_t expires)
 {
     auth_expires = expires;
-    return qemu_spice_set_ticket(false, false);
+    return qemu_spice_set_ticket(false, false, NULL);
 }
 
 static int qemu_spice_display_add_client(int csock, int skipauth, int tls)
diff --git a/ui/spice-module.c b/ui/spice-module.c
index 3222335872..7651c85885 100644
--- a/ui/spice-module.c
+++ b/ui/spice-module.c
@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@ static int qemu_spice_migrate_info_stub(const char *h, int p, int t,
 
 static int qemu_spice_set_passwd_stub(const char *passwd,
                                       bool fail_if_connected,
-                                      bool disconnect_if_connected)
+                                      bool disconnect_if_connected,
+                                      Error **errp)
 {
-    return -1;
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 
 static int qemu_spice_set_pw_expire_stub(time_t expires)
 {
-    return -1;
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 
 static int qemu_spice_display_add_client_stub(int csock, int skipauth,
diff --git a/ui/ui-qmp-cmds.c b/ui/ui-qmp-cmds.c
index b49b636152..1173c82cf7 100644
--- a/ui/ui-qmp-cmds.c
+++ b/ui/ui-qmp-cmds.c
@@ -31,15 +31,14 @@
 
 void qmp_set_password(SetPasswordOptions *opts, Error **errp)
 {
-    int rc;
-
     if (opts->protocol == DISPLAY_PROTOCOL_SPICE) {
         if (!qemu_using_spice(errp)) {
             return;
         }
-        rc = qemu_spice.set_passwd(opts->password,
-                opts->connected == SET_PASSWORD_ACTION_FAIL,
-                opts->connected == SET_PASSWORD_ACTION_DISCONNECT);
+        qemu_spice.set_passwd(opts->password,
+                              opts->connected == SET_PASSWORD_ACTION_FAIL,
+                              opts->connected == SET_PASSWORD_ACTION_DISCONNECT,
+                              errp);
     } else {
         assert(opts->protocol == DISPLAY_PROTOCOL_VNC);
         if (opts->connected != SET_PASSWORD_ACTION_KEEP) {
@@ -52,11 +51,7 @@ void qmp_set_password(SetPasswordOptions *opts, Error **errp)
          * Note that setting an empty password will not disable login
          * through this interface.
          */
-        rc = vnc_display_password(opts->u.vnc.display, opts->password);
-    }
-
-    if (rc != 0) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Could not set password");
+        vnc_display_password(opts->u.vnc.display, opts->password, errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -107,9 +102,7 @@ void qmp_expire_password(ExpirePasswordOptions *opts, Error **errp)
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC
 void qmp_change_vnc_password(const char *password, Error **errp)
 {
-    if (vnc_display_password(NULL, password) < 0) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Could not set password");
-    }
+    vnc_display_password(NULL, password, errp);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ui/vnc-stubs.c b/ui/vnc-stubs.c
index a96bc86236..5de9bf9d70 100644
--- a/ui/vnc-stubs.c
+++ b/ui/vnc-stubs.c
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 
-int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password)
+int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password, Error **errp)
 {
-    return -ENODEV;
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 int vnc_display_pw_expire(const char *id, time_t expires)
 {
-    return -ENODEV;
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 };
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index a61a4f937d..833e0e2e68 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -3526,16 +3526,20 @@ static void vnc_display_close(VncDisplay *vd)
 #endif
 }
 
-int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password)
+int vnc_display_password(const char *id, const char *password, Error **errp)
 {
     VncDisplay *vd = vnc_display_find(id);
 
     if (!vd) {
+        error_setg(errp, "No VNC display is present");
+        error_append_hint(errp,
+                          "To enable it, use '-vnc ...'");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     if (vd->auth == VNC_AUTH_NONE) {
-        error_printf_unless_qmp("If you want use passwords please enable "
-                                "password auth using '-vnc ${dpy},password'.\n");
+        error_setg(errp, "VNC password authentication is disabled");
+        error_append_hint(errp,
+                          "To enable it, use '-vnc ...,password-secret=ID'");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-- 
2.53.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-11 15:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-11 15:24 [PATCH v6 00/27] util: sync error_report & qemu_log output more closely Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 01/27] meson: don't access 'cxx' object without checking cpp lang Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 02/27] qemu-options: remove extraneous [] around arg values Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 03/27] include: define constant for early constructor priority Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18  9:22   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-18 10:46     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 13:23       ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 04/27] monitor: initialize global data from a constructor Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 05/27] system: unconditionally enable thread naming Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 06/27] util: fix race setting thread name on Win32 Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 07/27] util: expose qemu_thread_set_name Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 08/27] audio: make jackaudio use qemu_thread_set_name Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 09/27] util: set the name for the 'main' thread on Windows Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 10/27] util: add API to fetch the current thread name Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 11/27] util: introduce some API docs for logging APIs Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18  9:38   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 12/27] util: avoid repeated prefix on incremental qemu_log calls Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18  9:52   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-18 10:45     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 13/27] util/log: add missing error reporting in qemu_log_trylock_with_err Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 10:45   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:24 ` Daniel P. Berrangé [this message]
2026-02-18 12:10   ` [PATCH v6 14/27] ui: add proper error reporting for password changes Markus Armbruster
2026-02-25 16:08     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 15/27] ui: remove redundant use of error_printf_unless_qmp() Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 12:12   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 16/27] monitor: remove redundant error_[v]printf_unless_qmp Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 17/27] monitor: refactor error_vprintf() Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:24 ` [PATCH v6 18/27] monitor: move error_vprintf back to error-report.c Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 19/27] util: fix interleaving of error & trace output Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 12:41   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-18 12:45   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 20/27] util: don't skip error prefixes when QMP is active Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 12:47   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 21/27] util: fix interleaving of error prefixes Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 22/27] util: introduce common helper for error-report & log code Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-18 14:04   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-25 16:18     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-25 17:51       ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 23/27] util: convert error-report & log to message API for timestamp Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 24/27] util: add support for formatting a workload name in messages Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 25/27] util: add support for formatting a program " Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-19 10:08   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-25 16:24     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-26  7:11       ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-19 10:23   ` Peter Maydell
2026-02-25 16:38     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-25 17:43       ` Peter Maydell
2026-02-25 17:47         ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 26/27] util: add support for formatting thread info " Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-19 10:14   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-25 16:33     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-19 10:29   ` Peter Maydell
2026-02-25 16:30     ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-25 17:39       ` Peter Maydell
2026-02-11 15:25 ` [PATCH v6 27/27] util: add brackets around guest name in message context Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-02-19 10:16   ` Markus Armbruster
2026-02-26  9:51 ` [PATCH v6 00/27] util: sync error_report & qemu_log output more closely Markus Armbruster
2026-02-26  9:58   ` Daniel P. Berrangé

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