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[PATCH] services: libvirt: Change unix-sock-group default.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49134: closed ([PATCH] services: libvirt: Change
 unix-sock-group default.)
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:35:02 +0000

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From: Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] services: libvirt: Change unix-sock-group default.
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 15:39:40 +0200

When accessing libvrtd remotely, polkit can't be used unless you are
logged as root.  Instead allow libvirt groups member access to the
control socket.

* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (libvirt-configuration)
[unix-sock-group]: Change default from "root" to "libvirt".
---
 gnu/services/virtualization.scm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
index 36e9feb05c..126fa52279 100644
--- a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ stopping the Avahi daemon.")
    "Default mDNS advertisement name. This must be unique on the
 immediate broadcast network.")
   (unix-sock-group
-   (string "root")
+   (string "libvirt")
    "UNIX domain socket group ownership. This can be used to
 allow a 'trusted' set of users access to management capabilities
 without becoming root.")
-- 
2.31.1

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From: Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 49134-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49134: [PATCH] services: libvirt: Change unix-sock-group
 default.
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:34:35 +0200

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re> skribis:
>
>> * gnu/services/virtualization.scm (libvirt-configuration)
>> [unix-sock-group]: Change default from "root" to "libvirt".
>
> LGTM!

Thank for the reviews Ludo’, pushed as 4dc17cd54e86dbd71d26b87138660d42e8f615a9.

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