From 54ca2f1f8c21e53af6798a68c897ce3b9acbfc91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard W.M. Jones" Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:19:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Instructions on running KVM as non-root (Robert P. J. Day). --- README | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index b71eaa8..c4bc1ea 100644 --- 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. -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 +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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1.8.3.1