Is there a way to allow non sudo users access to KVM QEMU virtual machines in CentOS 7? I want to allow a non-root user to manage KVM guest virtual machines without having sudo access. Mainly, I'd like the user to be able to run virsh commands such as:
virsh list --all
virsh start UUID
I tried adding the user to the libvirt group, but that didn't work. I checked policy kit rules in /etc/polkit-1/rules.d, and I followed these directions as well:
https://goldmann.pl/blog/2012/12/03/con … t-manager/
https://major.io/2015/04/11/run-virsh-a … ular-user/
Neither of these worked. Is there a way to do this, and if so, how?
Best Answer
Hidden in the comments at https://major.io/2015/04/11/run-virsh-a is
This works for me but may give more access than you want.