On Sat, 2025-03-22 at 20:26 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 3/22/25 8:19 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > > > > > > > > On Friday, March 21st, 2025 at 20:12, toddandmargo via users > > > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > Fedora 41 > > > > virt-manager-5.0.0-1.fc41.noarch > > > > > > > > When I start virt-manager, it wants the password for the user's > > > > account that I initially created during the install of FC41. > > > > > > > > How do I get it to ask for the root's password instead? > > > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > -T > > > > On 3/21/25 12:24 PM, Alex Gurenko wrote: > > > Do you need it to ask for a root password? Maybe just add your > > user > > to the libvirt group with usermod -a -G libvirt <username> ? > > > > > > --- > > > Best regards, Alex > > > > Hi Alex, > > > > Hmmmm. What group "libvert"? > > > > # grep -i libvert /etc/group > > <nothing> > > > > So I manually added the group > > > > # groupadd -r libvert > > > > And now I get > > > > # grep -i libvert /etc/group > > libvert:x:965: > > > > But > > > > # usermod -a -G libvirt root > > > > does not add root or any other the other four users I added > > to the group > > This is the only one you actually spelled correctly. But you're > supposed to be adding your user, not root to the group. > > > # grep -i libvert /etc/group > > libvert:x:965: > > > > What am I missing? Is it time for "vi"? > > Try doing that again with the correct group name. > Check spelling libvirt no libvert -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
