Hi All,
I more or less managed to use virt-manager to manage local QEMU using root account.
Now, I want to run QEMU remotely and use a local virt-manager.
Is that setup must involve generate and distribute of SSH keys? Any simple method just use username/password?
Regards, Sampson
Update 3: copy libvirtd.service to /etc/systemd/system. And only edit the file under /etc (Thanks to randomuser)
Update 2: edit the actual solution for Fedora 21 as inspired by IBM KC document.
Update: A much better (with some security) solution from IBM Knowledge Center:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/linuxonibm/liaat/liaatkvmsecsrmsasl.htm
=== Part 2: 2nd solution based on IBM KC document linked above ===
change /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf -> listen_tls = 0 -> listen_tcp = 1 -> tcp_port = "16509" -> auth_tcp = "sasl"
(if not already exist) copy /lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service /etc/systemd/system change /etc/systemd/system/libvirtd.service, in [Service] section -> ExecStart=/usr/sbin/libvirtd -l $LIBVIRTD_ARGS ** just added "-l" to this line.
create a SASL user, this is straight from the IBM document # saslpasswd2 -a libvirt admin Password: Again (for verification):
=== End of Part 2===
=== Part 1: Original non-secure solution ===
Now, I managed to have Virt-Manager connect to a remote host.
As it is unsecure, thus it is disabled by Fedora 21 by default.
These is what I did:
At least now my Virt-Manager@workstation can connect, start / shutdown , view Display for a pre-existing guest.
I am going to install a new guest using remote Virt-Manager next.
=== End of Part 1 ===
Note: Both method works to manage pre-existing VMs plus Create New, Delete, Start / Stop, etc.
Regards, Sampson
This is IBM article is written for a different distribution and formatted poorly. At the end of the very long article, you explain that you didn't follow the instructions you pasted. I think this answer could be improved. I use ssh+qemu, try that?
I should make it more clear.
My original solution is "non-secure", thus at the end of the article.
Then I discover the IBM KC solution, I tried working. Thus update to the start.
I will edit out the original text from IBM KC, and replace with the actual changes I did in the Fedora 21 next.
Thank you for the comment.
ps. I decided not to use ssh+qemu because from reading the online materials, I must create Keys. As I have multiple machines at home, thus password only seems easier as a start.
Can I avoid create Keys using ssh+qemu?
I tried ssh -X user@server, virt-manager can start, but not working at all.
Using keys isn't difficult. You can use a password for qemu+ssh, but you end up typing it in a lot. Let's make a trade: you remove the pasted instructions for the wrong OS, and later today I'll write you a thorough answer explaining qemu+ssh with keys step-by-step.
Asked: 2014-12-20 08:27:05 -0600
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