MarianoAbsatz wrote: > Not counting the mysteriousness, I can confirm that I can't create a > virtual machine on a root owned directory by doing the following: > > sudo ubuntu-vm-builder kvm hardy --dest /var/kvm/my_vm01 > > I'd expect to be able to do this... or do I have to create a non-root > user to be the owner of the VMs?
No, you just need to give write capabilities to the for the enclosing folder to the user you are creating it from, as it makes full sense for the user creating the vm to be able to access it. Nothing prevents you to use "sudo su" to start with so that the user that creates the vm is effectively root. status invalid ** Changed in: ubuntu-vm-builder (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- fails mysterious when runs as root (via sudo) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255674 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs