[Bug 2056479] Re: Error qemu-system-x86_64: -accel kvm: failed to initialize kvm: Permission denied

2024-05-06 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for virt-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 2056479] Re: Error qemu-system-x86_64: -accel kvm: failed to initialize kvm: Permission denied

2024-03-07 Thread Sergio Durigan Junior
Hello and thanks for reporting a bug. You shouldn't need to manually chown /dev/kvm. On a fresh Ubuntu Jammy install, I see: # ls -la /dev/kvm crw-rw 1 root kvm 10, 232 Mar 7 19:41 /dev/kvm After installing qemu and virt-manager, I still see the proper permissions/ownership, as expected.