[Bug 1304008] [NEW] user not added to libvirtd group with iso trusty 'virtual machine host' installation method

[Ryan Beisner]

Public bug reported:

user not added to libvirtd group with iso trusty 'virtual machine host'
installation method

##### Scenario #####
* User installs Trusty server from ISO (daily build 20140407 in this case).
* User selects Virtual Machine Host from the software selection menu, otherwise, installation defaults are kept.
* After installation completes, user execs:  apt-get install virt-manager
* User reboots the box and/or logs off and logs back in
* User can't connect to libvirtd with virt-manager because of group membership.
* Take note that this issues does not appear to surface when installing libvirt, KVM, et al, via apt-get.  It appears to affect the ISO 'Virtual Machine Host' installation method only.
* I've also confirmed that the apt-get installation method does indeed add the user to the libvirtd group on the same base ISO release.
.

----- Error Detail -----
virt-manager 'unable to connect to libvirt.'
Verify that:
 - The 'libvirt-bin' package is installed
 - The 'libvirtd' daemon has been started
 - You are a member of the libvirtd group
 
line 105, in openAuth
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpenAuth() failed')
libvirtError: Failed to connect socket to '/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': Permission denied

rbeisner at 130-5:~$ groups
rbeisner adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare
* Take note, no libvirtd membership.

rbeisner at 130-5:~$ uname -a
Linux 130-5 3.13.0-23-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 4 06:58:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

rbeisner at 130-5:~$ dpkg -l | egrep 'libvirt|virt-manager'
ii  libvirt-bin                         1.2.2-0ubuntu10                     amd64        programs for the libvirt library
ii  libvirt0                            1.2.2-0ubuntu10                     amd64        library for interfacing with different virtualization systems
ii  python-libvirt                      1.2.2-0ubuntu1                      amd64        libvirt Python bindings
ii  virt-manager                        0.9.5-1ubuntu3                      all          desktop application for managing virtual machines
.

##### Workaround #####
$ sudo usermod -a -G libvirtd yourusername
$ groups
yourusername adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev libvirtd lpadmin sambashare

* Log out, log in, launch virt-manager, it connects to libvirtd successfully.
.

##### Expected Results #####
* Users who are members of the sudo group should also be members of the libvirtd group, and should be able to manage libvirt using virt-manager.  In an older build of Trusty daily ISO, it did behave as expected, as shown below:

rbeisner at bcu:~$ groups
rbeisner adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin libvirtd sambashare

rbeisner at bcu:~$ uname -a
Linux bcu 3.13.0-22-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 2 20:05:40 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
rbeisner at bcu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release:        14.04
Codename:       trusty

rbeisner at bcu:~$ dpkg -l | egrep 'libvirt|virt-manager'
ii  libvirt-bin                               1.2.2-0ubuntu10                        amd64        programs for the libvirt library
ii  libvirt0                                  1.2.2-0ubuntu10                        amd64        library for interfacing with different virtualization systems
ii  python-libvirt                            1.2.2-0ubuntu1                         amd64        libvirt Python bindings
ii  virt-manager                              0.9.5-1ubuntu3                         all          desktop application for managing virtual machines

* virt-manager gui can connect to libvirtd without adjusting group
membership.

** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: trusty

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