[Pkg-libvirt-commits] [SCM] Libvirt debian packaging branch, master, updated. debian/0.4.6-4-8-gff8e9ae

[Guido Guenther]

The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit ff8e9ae5db03e9e46e32cf07a05c0401e6cfa2b1
Author: Guido Günther <agx at sigxcpu.org>
Date:   Wed Nov 26 13:23:31 2008 +0100

    clarify xen configuration

diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index 13eea41..13f44c6 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 Xen
 ===
-For working xen support you have to set:
+To manage xen domains with libvirt you have to set:
 
-(xend-http-server yes)
 (xend-unix-server yes)
+
+in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp.
+
+For xend HTTP access (not recommended) you also have to set:
+
+(xend-http-server yes)
+# only allow access from localhost:
 (xend-address localhost)
 
-in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp. The last line makes sure xend is only accepting
-connections on localhost.
+Note that *every* user on the system has access to xend then. Better use
+libvirtd to access xen with unprivileged users and add the users to the
+"libvirt" group (see "Acess Control" below).
 
 Debugging
 =========
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504605 for more information
 
 Access Control
 ==============
-Access to the libvirt socket is controlled by membership in the libvirt group.
+Access to the libvirt socket is controlled by membership in the "libvirt" group.
 If you want to manage VMs as non root you need to add a user to that group.
 
  -- Guido Guenther <agx at sigxcpu.org>  Thu, 15 May 2008 14:13:03 +0100

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