[Bug 575162] Re: libvirt executing /usr/bin/qemu-kvm fails with Permission denied

[nick]

** Tags added: kvm libvirt qemu-kvm

** Description changed:

  When trying to create a new virtual machine using the virt-manager or
  the command line with Ubuntu 10.04 on a Dell 6400 Inspiron laptop I get
  the following error message:
  
  Unable to complete install '<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal
  error unable to start guest: libvir: error : cannot execute binary
  /usr/bin/qemu-kvm: Permission denied
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1436, in do_install
-     dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter)
-   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 660, in start_install
-     return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
-   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 758, in _do_install
-     self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 1097, in createLinux
-     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self)
+   File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1436, in do_install
+     dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter)
+   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 660, in start_install
+     return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
+   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 758, in _do_install
+     self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 1097, in createLinux
+     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self)
  libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: libvir: error : cannot execute binary /usr/bin/qemu-kvm: Permission denied
  
  Package details:
  ||/ Name                                Version                             Description
  +++-===================================-===================================-======================================================================================
  ii  libvirt-bin                         0.7.5-5ubuntu27                     the programs for the libvirt library
  
- 
- It makes no difference if run as root, and this problem existed on 9.10 on this machine as well. The problem only appears when using the kvm setting. If you use qemu it works, though very slowly.
+ It makes no difference if run as root, and this problem existed on 9.10
+ on this machine as well. The problem only appears when using the kvm
+ setting. If you use qemu it works, though very slowly.
  
  I have enabled the CPU virtualization extensions in the BIOS and
  Virtualbox & VMware on the same machine use those without an issue.
  
  The file mentioned has the following permissions in the /usr/bin
  directory.
  
  -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 2010-03-23 15:08 /usr/bin/qemu-kvm
  
  I have also checked the the kvm kernel modules are loaded.
  
  lsmod | grep kvm
  
- kvm_intel              39384  0 
+ kvm_intel              39384  0
  kvm                   245405  1 kvm_intel
  
  If any further information is required then please just post
  
  Regards
  
  Nick
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: libvirt-bin 0.7.5-5ubuntu27
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: ksplice_5jnw74mo_vmlinux_new ksplice_5jnw74mo
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue May  4 14:20:38 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_GB.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_GB.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: libvirt

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libvirt executing /usr/bin/qemu-kvm fails with Permission denied
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