Re: [Users] virt-v2v import needs saslauth credentials

On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 04:49:02PM -0400, Jim Kinney wrote: > I need to convert a vmdk to ovirt use. I have a qcow2 formatted image and > it's corresponding xml. I'm trying to run virt-v2v to put things into the > proper formats/places for ovirt but I need to use my proper credentials to > access the qemu:///system space. > > Where/how do I do this? man pages have no suggestions on virt-v2v. I have a > user/passwd combo in saslauth that works for virsh. > > virt-v2v -i libvirtxml -o libvirt -os export --vmtype server -n ovirtmgmt > /var/lib/exports/exports/5eb89069-b750-4d32-b7d3-432fd77202d1/images/test/test.xml > virt-v2v: Failed to connect to qemu:///system: libvirt error code: 45, > message: authentication failed: Failed to step SASL negotiation: -7 > (SASL(-7): invalid parameter supplied: Unexpectedly missing a prompt result) This is really a libvirt question, to which I don't know the answer. Complex libvirt authentication (such as SASL) may ask the user a series of questions, such as username and password. Are you running virt-v2v interactively at a terminal?