FYI, you will need to change --instances_path from your shared folder as well if you want to actually run nova.  Alternatively, you can use nfs shares.  That is what i do with my vagrant script.

Vish

On Oct 28, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Duncan McGreggor wrote:

> Vish, that was amazing. Sure thing: as soon as added /tmp as the
> lock_file path, the tests continued.
> 
> I'd love to document this someplace in the wiki... is there a "run
> openstack's unit tests" page somewhere? If not, I can create one...
> 
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Vish Ishaya <email address hidden> wrote:
>> Are you running from a shared folder?  I have noticed that python-
>> lockfile just utterly fails in a shared folder for some reason.  I have
>> to update nova/tests/fake_flags.py to set the lock_path to something
>> like /tmp for it to pass if you are running in a shared folder.
>> 
>> Vish
>> 
>> On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:41 PM, Duncan McGreggor wrote:
>> 
>>> Public bug reported:
>>> 
>>> When attempting to run the test suite, I get as far as the first test in
>>> the CloudTestCase
>>> (nova.tests.api.ec2.test_cloud.CloudTestCase.test_ajax_console), and
>>> then the tests just hang. I've attempted this twice, the second time
>>> waiting a full 10 minutes before I hit ^C; same results each time.
>>> 
>>> Not sure if there's supposed to be another component installed? Wasn't
>>> able to discover any docs on running the unit tests, though I could
>>> easily have overlooked something...
>>> 
>>> Additional info:
>>>  Python 2.7
>>>  nova from git (75a3fbb21eebd4de8775b63c327d9d57859d090c)
>>>  Ubuntu 11.10 (running in a virtual box instance on a MacBook Air)
>>> 
>>> ** Affects: nova
>>>     Importance: Undecided
>>>         Status: New
>>> 
>>> --
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>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882933
>>> 
>>> Title:
>>>  run_tests.sh stops at CloudTestCase test_ajax_console
>>> 
>>> Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
>>>  New
>>> 
>>> Bug description:
>>>  When attempting to run the test suite, I get as far as the first test
>>>  in the CloudTestCase
>>>  (nova.tests.api.ec2.test_cloud.CloudTestCase.test_ajax_console), and
>>>  then the tests just hang. I've attempted this twice, the second time
>>>  waiting a full 10 minutes before I hit ^C; same results each time.
>>> 
>>>  Not sure if there's supposed to be another component installed? Wasn't
>>>  able to discover any docs on running the unit tests, though I could
>>>  easily have overlooked something...
>>> 
>>>  Additional info:
>>>    Python 2.7
>>>    nova from git (75a3fbb21eebd4de8775b63c327d9d57859d090c)
>>>    Ubuntu 11.10 (running in a virtual box instance on a MacBook Air)
>>> 
>>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/882933/+subscriptions
>> 
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>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882933
>> 
>> Title:
>>  run_tests.sh stops at CloudTestCase test_ajax_console
>> 
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/882933/+subscriptions
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> 
> -- 
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to
> OpenStack Compute (nova).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882933
> 
> Title:
>  run_tests.sh stops at CloudTestCase test_ajax_console
> 
> Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
>  New
> 
> Bug description:
>  When attempting to run the test suite, I get as far as the first test
>  in the CloudTestCase
>  (nova.tests.api.ec2.test_cloud.CloudTestCase.test_ajax_console), and
>  then the tests just hang. I've attempted this twice, the second time
>  waiting a full 10 minutes before I hit ^C; same results each time.
> 
>  Not sure if there's supposed to be another component installed? Wasn't
>  able to discover any docs on running the unit tests, though I could
>  easily have overlooked something...
> 
>  Additional info:
>    Python 2.7
>    nova from git (75a3fbb21eebd4de8775b63c327d9d57859d090c)
>    Ubuntu 11.10 (running in a virtual box instance on a MacBook Air)
> 
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/882933/+subscriptions