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Hi * Trying to get drive-backup command, getting permission denied. :( sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command --hmp my-instance --cmd drive_backup drive-virtio-disk0 /tmp/foo.vda.img Looks like apparmor issue. What can I modify to make this work ? * Couple of other questions drive-backup : * The doc seems to claim that it gives a point in time copy of the drive. So I assume that no need to take any snapshot...

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 02:08:41PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote: > On 10/14/2014 11:52 AM, Jd wrote: > > Hi > > > > * Trying to get drive-backup command, getting permission denied. :( > > > > sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command --hmp my-instance --cmd > > drive_backup drive-virtio-disk0 /tmp/foo.vda.img > > Ouch. qemu-monitor-command is explicitly unsupported, precisely because > it goes behind libvirt's back and is likely to get libvirt confused. > Most likely, the reason permission is denied is that you are failing to > set the sVirt permis...

On 10/14/2014 11:52 AM, Jd wrote: > Hi > > * Trying to get drive-backup command, getting permission denied. :( > > sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command --hmp my-instance --cmd > drive_backup drive-virtio-disk0 /tmp/foo.vda.img Ouch. qemu-monitor-command is explicitly unsupported, precisely because it goes behind libvirt's back and is likely to get libvirt confused. Most likely, the reason permission is denied is that you are failing to set the sVirt permissions of the file you are...

...at 02:08:41PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote: >> On 10/14/2014 11:52 AM, Jd wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> * Trying to get drive-backup command, getting permission denied. :( >>> >>> sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command --hmp my-instance --cmd >>> drive_backup drive-virtio-disk0 /tmp/foo.vda.img >> Ouch. qemu-monitor-command is explicitly unsupported, precisely because >> it goes behind libvirt's back and is likely to get libvirt confused. >> Most likely, the reason permission is denied is that you are failing to >> set the sV...