Instructions on running KVM as non-root (Robert P. J. Day).

diff --git a/README b/README
index b71eaa8..c4bc1ea 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -88,10 +88,18 @@ If you are using x86-64, then by default the configure script will
 look for qemu-kvm (KVM support).  You will need a reasonably recent
 processor for this to work.  KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU.
 
 look for qemu-kvm (KVM support).  You will need a reasonably recent
 processor for this to work.  KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU.
 

-You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by doing:
+You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by following
+these instructions:
+
+  http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#How_can_I_use_kvm_with_a_non-privileged_user.3F
+
+On some systems, this will work too:

 
   chmod o+rw /dev/kvm
 
 
   chmod o+rw /dev/kvm
 

+On some systems, the chmod will not survive a reboot, and you will
+need to make edits to the udev configuration.
+

 
 Notes on cross-architecture support
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 Notes on cross-architecture support
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