virtual machines can't be renamed

[Volker Wysk]

I'm missing a function to rename virtual machines, once they are created.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: virt-manager 1:1.3.2-3ubuntu1.16.04.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-96.119-generic 4.4.83
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-96-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Oct 10 19:24:30 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-27 (714 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: virt-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-01 (527 days ago)

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Hi Volker,
how about:
$ vrish domrename <name>

From the man page:
domrename domain new-name
  Rename a domain. This command changes current domain name to the new name specified in the second
  argument. Note: Domain must be inactive and without snapshots.

[Volker Wysk (dost)]

Am Mittwoch, 11. Oktober 2017, 07:13:06 CEST schrieben Sie:
> Hi Volker,
> how about:
> $ vrish domrename <name>

Okay, I mean there is no way to rename a virtual machine _in_the_virt-
manager_GUI_. Thanks for the hint.

Bye
V.W.

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Oh I see, sorry for misunderstanding that part (I'm the cli type).
This is nothing that is missing due to Ubuntu, so you'd best report upstream as feature request at I think [1] for virt-manager.
If you happen to do so please report the bug you opened so that we can track its proper integration here as well.

[1]: https://virt-manager.org/bugs/

[Volker (volker-redhat-bugs)]

Description of problem:
In the virt-manager GUI, virtual machines can't be renamed, once they are created. There is no menu item for doing so.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.3.2

How reproducible:
look through all the menus

[Volker Wysk (dost)]

Am Mittwoch, 11. Oktober 2017, 13:07:43 CEST schrieben Sie:
> Oh I see, sorry for misunderstanding that part (I'm the cli type).
> This is nothing that is missing due to Ubuntu, so you'd best report upstream
> as feature request at I think [1] for virt-manager. If you happen to do so
> please report the bug you opened so that we can track its proper
> integration here as well.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500906

Bye
V.W.

[Cole (cole-redhat-bugs)]

Sorry this was confusing, but there is an option to rename. Shut off the VM. Go to the VM Details window, Overview->Name, edit it, click apply