xen discuss - Nov 2007 - virt-install complains about vnc-password not being set

Hi All,

Im getting the following error when I run virt-install:

bash-3.2# virt-install -n winxp-01 --hvm -r 384 --vnc -f 
/etc/opt/vms/winxp-01.img -s 16 -c /etc/opt/images/windowsXP_SP2.iso


Starting install...
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err ''Error 
creating domain: vncpasswd is not set up in VMconfig and xend-config.'')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 657, in ?
main()
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 606, in main
dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
File 
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
line 638, in start_install
File 
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
line 655, in _do_install
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/vendor-packages/libvirt.py", line 503, in 
createLinux
if ret is None:raise libvirtError(''virDomainCreateLinux()
failed'',
conn=self)
libvirt.libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation 
failed: (xend.err ''Error creating domain: vncpasswd is not set up in 
VMconfig and xend-config.'')


I have set the vncpassword property as follows:

# svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vncpasswd = astring: \”somepwd\”
# svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend

# svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vnc-listen = astring: \”0.0.0.0\”
# svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend

Is there something particular I need to set the password to? Im not 
really concerned with authentication at the moment so having no password 
would be ok.

Thanks in advance,
Christian

Christian Smith - Sun Microsystems - Dublin Ireland
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Im getting the following error when I run virt-install:
> 
> bash-3.2# virt-install -n winxp-01 --hvm -r 384 --vnc -f 
> /etc/opt/vms/winxp-01.img -s 16 -c /etc/opt/images/windowsXP_SP2.iso
> 
> 
> Starting install...
> libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err ''Error
> creating domain: vncpasswd is not set up in VMconfig and
xend-config.'')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 657, in ?
> main()
> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 606, in main
> dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
> File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
> line 638, in start_install
> File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
> line 655, in _do_install
> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/vendor-packages/libvirt.py", line 503,
in
> createLinux
> if ret is None:raise libvirtError(''virDomainCreateLinux()
failed'',
> conn=self)
> libvirt.libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation 
> failed: (xend.err ''Error creating domain: vncpasswd is not set up
in
> VMconfig and xend-config.'')
> 
> 
> I have set the vncpassword property as follows:
> 
> # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vncpasswd = astring: \”somepwd\”
> # svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend
> 
> # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vnc-listen = astring: \”0.0.0.0\”
> # svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend
> 
> Is there something particular I need to set the password to? Im not 
> really concerned with authentication at the moment so having no password 
> would be ok.
does svcprop xvm/xend show config/vncpasswd? You can''t set it
to a NULL passwd, e.g. "".




MRJ

Hi Mark,


Thanks for your reply.  It was a typo on my part, I used vncpassword 
instead of ''vncpasswd'' for the property key :-(

Thanks,
Christian

Mark Johnson wrote:
> Christian Smith - Sun Microsystems - Dublin Ireland wrote:
>   
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Im getting the following error when I run virt-install:
>>
>> bash-3.2# virt-install -n winxp-01 --hvm -r 384 --vnc -f 
>> /etc/opt/vms/winxp-01.img -s 16 -c /etc/opt/images/windowsXP_SP2.iso
>>
>>
>> Starting install...
>> libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err
''Error
>> creating domain: vncpasswd is not set up in VMconfig and
xend-config.'')
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 657, in ?
>> main()
>> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 606, in main
>> dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>> File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
>> line 638, in start_install
>> File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_77/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
>> line 655, in _do_install
>> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/vendor-packages/libvirt.py", line
503, in
>> createLinux
>> if ret is None:raise libvirtError(''virDomainCreateLinux()
failed'',
>> conn=self)
>> libvirt.libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation 
>> failed: (xend.err ''Error creating domain: vncpasswd is not set
up in
>> VMconfig and xend-config.'')
>>
>>
>> I have set the vncpassword property as follows:
>>
>> # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vncpasswd = astring: \”somepwd\”
>> # svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend
>>
>> # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vnc-listen = astring: \”0.0.0.0\”
>> # svcadm refresh xvm/xend; svcadm restart xvm/xend
>>
>> Is there something particular I need to set the password to? Im not 
>> really concerned with authentication at the moment so having no
password
>> would be ok.
>>     
>
> does svcprop xvm/xend show config/vncpasswd? You can''t set it
> to a NULL passwd, e.g. "".
>
>
>
>
> MRJ
>
>
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I''ve got Windows HVM installed at SNV76 Dom0  follow instructions:-
<br>
Configure the vnc password and default nic for xend service. 
<br>
Run "dladm show-link" to determine default nic for xend service.
<br>
<br>
 # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vncpasswd = astring:  \"secret\"
<br>
 # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vnc-listen = astring: \"0.0.0.0\"
<br>
 # svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/default-nic="rtls0"
<br>
 # svcadm refresh xvm/xend
<br>
# svcadm restart xvm/xend  
<br>
<br>
Run virt-install to install the windows domain.
<br>
<br>
  # dd if=/dev/zero of=/second_root/dsk/winxp-dsk  bs=1024kb count=7000
<br>
   # virt-install -n Winds --hvm -r 512 --vnc \
<br>
            -f /second_root/dsk/winxp-dsk \  
<br>
             -s 7 -c /export/home/ISO/winxp.iso
<br>
  # vncviewer :0
 
 
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