[Bug 736844] [NEW] kvm default install throws "Unable to open a connection to the libvirt management daemon" requires logout + login

[Fabián Rodríguez]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: qemu-kvm

The default kvm installation does not work out of the box, instead
throwing this message when starting virt-manager, which doesn't help
much:

Unable to open a connection to the libvirt management daemon.

Libvirt URI is: qemu:///system

Verify that:
 - The 'libvirt-bin' package is installed
 - The 'libvirtd' daemon has been started
 - You are member of the 'libvirtd' group

The message should at least propose to logout / login to complete the
installation, or the installation post-install scripts should warn /
force this. Ideally this should not be necessary so we have the best
user experience.

The need to login/logout is mentioned in the installation docs FWIW, but surely this can be improved:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation#Add%20Users%20to%20Groups

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16+0.14.0+noroms+0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 17 09:09:29 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110315)
KvmCmdLine: Error: command ['ps', '-C', 'kvm', '-F'] failed with exit code 1: UID        PID  PPID  C    SZ   RSS PSR STIME TTY          TIME CMD
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-6-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: qemu-kvm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1604
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P7H55-M PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1604:bd07/22/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7H55-MPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

** Affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty

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Title:
  kvm default install throws "Unable to open a connection to the libvirt
  management daemon" requires logout + login