libvirt users - May 2016 - virt-install errors and help sought

Friends:

I need some help and guidance from you regarding this virt-install issue I
am seeing.

OS : SuseEnterpriseLinuxServer (SLES) 12 Service Pack 1
virt-install version on the box
virtual@SLES12-bare:~> virt-install --version
1.2.1

libvirt version : libvirt-1.3.4-565.1.x86_64

What I tried:
========
I tried to start virt-install as regular user and I am seeing errors listed
below.

If I start the same with sudo it works (the user virtual shown here is a
sudo enabled user)

I really want to start the virt-install as a regular user.

Please help.

Error
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virtual@SLES12-bare:~> virt-install --connect qemu:///session -n SLES12_SP1
--memory 4096 --vcpus 2 --cdrom
/data/ADP_x86_64_SLES12SP1.x86_64-12.1.6.preload.iso --graphics spice
--disk /data/kvm_images/SLES12_SP1.img
WARNING  Graphics requested but DISPLAY is not set. Not running virt-viewer.
WARNING  No console to launch for the guest, defaulting to --wait -1

Starting install...
ERROR    Failed to connect socket to
'/run/user/500/libvirt/virtlogd-sock':
No such file or directory
Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.
If it was, you can restart your domain by running:
  virsh --connect qemu:///session start SLES12_SP1
otherwise, please restart your installation.

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Thank You for your time and attention.
-Narahari

Narahari Lakshminarayana wrote:
> Friends:
> 
> I need some help and guidance from you regarding this virt-install issue
> I am seeing.
> 
> OS : SuseEnterpriseLinuxServer (SLES) 12 Service Pack 1
> virt-install version on the box
> virtual@SLES12-bare:~> virt-install --version
> 1.2.1
> 
> libvirt version : libvirt-1.3.4-565.1.x86_64
SLES12 SP1 has libvirt 1.2.18. Do you have an openSUSE build service development
repo configured? Where did you get libvirt 1.3.4 for SLES12 SP1?
> 
> What I tried:
> ========> 
> I tried to start virt-install as regular user and I am seeing errors
> listed below.
> 
> If I start the same with sudo it works (the user virtual shown here is a
> sudo enabled user)
> 
> I really want to start the virt-install as a regular user.
> 
> Please help.
> 
> Error
> ===> 
>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> virtual@SLES12-bare:~> virt-install --connect qemu:///session -n
> SLES12_SP1 --memory 4096 --vcpus 2 --cdrom
> /data/ADP_x86_64_SLES12SP1.x86_64-12.1.6.preload.iso --graphics spice
> --disk /data/kvm_images/SLES12_SP1.img
> WARNING  Graphics requested but DISPLAY is not set. Not running
virt-viewer.
> WARNING  No console to launch for the guest, defaulting to --wait -1
> 
> Starting install...
> ERROR    Failed to connect socket to
> '/run/user/500/libvirt/virtlogd-sock': No such file or directory
Looks like a session instance of virtlogd is not running.

BTW, have you tried the latest libvirt 1.2.18 that is available for SLES12 SP1?
1.2.18 is the supported version in SLES12 SP1 and enjoys more testing than
arbitrary later versions.

Regards,
Jim