documentation flaw "libvirt", rather than "libvirtd" group

[caludo]

The documentation in /usr/share/doc/libvirt-bin/README.Debian.gz talks about access control and refers to a group called "libvirt". Apparently, this group is actually called "libvirtd" on Ubuntu.

Quote:

> 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 "Access Control" below).

> Access Control
> ==============
> 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.

I'm using Ubuntu 12.10, libvirt-bin version 0.9.13-0ubuntu12.1.

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SRU Justification:
1. Impact: README.Debian tells admins to place users who want to use libvirt into the wrong group.
2. Development fix: update documentation
3. Stable fix: same as development fix
4. Test case: look at /usr/share/doc/libvirt-bin/README.Debian.gz and look for
"libvirtd" group
in stead of
"libvirt" group"
5. Regression potential: this is only a documentation update.
====================================

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for submitting this bug. Valid in 13.04 as well.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

(I will SRU this for precise and quantal after the next precise release in a few days)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libvirt - 1.0.2-0ubuntu4

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libvirt (1.0.2-0ubuntu4) raring; urgency=low

  * Update Readme.Debian
    - we use libvirtd, not libvirt group (LP: #1095140)
    - we add users from sudo, not admin group, to libvirtd.
  * libvirt-bin.postinst: put users from sudo, not admin group, into group
    libvirtd. (LP: #1124127)
 -- Serge Hallyn <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:47:58 -0600

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

Hello caludo, or anyone else affected,

Accepted libvirt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/0.9.8-2ubuntu17.8 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

verified in precise-proposed.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libvirt - 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.8

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libvirt (0.9.8-2ubuntu17.8) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Adam Conrad ]
  * libvirt-bin.postinst: also put admin group members into the libvirtd
    group, to support systems installed before precise. (LP: #1124127)
  * libvirt-bin.postinst: use getent group instead of grep /etc/group

  [ Serge Hallyn ]
  * Update README.Debian:
    - we use libvirtd, not libvirt group (LP: #1095140)
    - we add users from sudo, not admin group, to libvirtd.
  * Handle two usb devices with same vendor/id (LP: #1082213)
    - ubuntu/qemu-Keep-list-of-USB-devices-attached-to-domains
    - ubuntu/usb-create-functions-to-search-usb-device
    - ubuntu/qemu-call-usb-search-function-for-hostdev

  [ Andres Lagar-Cavilla ]
  * Add RESUME event listener to qemu monitor (LP: #1097824)
    - ubuntu/handle_resume.patch

  [ Kirill Zaborsky ]
  * Add proper handling for EINTR signal (LP: #1092826)
    - ubuntu/fix-poll.patch
 -- Serge Hallyn <email address hidden> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:38:35 -0600

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

quantal has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the quantal task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".