Re: [Users] test day help -- console

----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan(a)redhat.com&gt; > To: "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi(a)redhat.com&gt; > Cc: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt;, "users" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:16:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console > > > > On 12 Feb 2014, at 10:09, Yedidyah Bar David <didi(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> To: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> Cc: "users" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:43:18 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 23:57, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> I'm having a tough time getting a VM console working via VNC. I set a VM >>>> to >>>> use VNC, and I installed virt-viewer. >>>> >>>> 1. When I try to open a .vv file with virt-viewer, I get an error "Cannot >>>> find guest domain /var/tmp/console.vv" >>> >>> Old virt-viewer. Where did you get it from? >> >> It's built into current debian, I use it too. Does it support vv files? >> Didn't know that. The same package also has 'remote-viewer', which works >> for me with: >> remote-viewer vnc://host:port > > Yep. For some reason only remote-viewer works. No idea why > >> >>> >>>> 2. Using a VNC client to connect to the host with the password in the .vv >>>> file just immediately disconnects it -- no error message. >> >> For vv files I use the following script: >> >> ========================================================================= >> #!/bin/sh >> >> LOG=$HOME/vv1.log >> echo ===================== $(date) >> $LOG >> echo params "$@" >> $LOG >> >> vvfile="$1" >> host=$(sed -n 's/^host=\([a-zA-Z0-9-]*\).*/\1/p' "$vvfile") >> port=$(sed -n 's/^port=\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p' "$vvfile") >> echo "$host" >> $LOG >> echo "$port" >> $LOG >> sed -n 's/^password=\(.*\)/\1/p' "$vvfile" | vncviewer -autopass >> "${host}::${port}" & >> >> sleep 2 >> /bin/rm -f "$vvfile" >> ========================================================================= >> >> Verified now that it works (I seldom use it because the default is spice >> which works for me). > > Remote-viewer should work the same for VNC. For cclient of choice yes, your > script is the one to use > >> >>> >>> Did you make it in 120s? >> >> That was the main reason for this script :-) >> >>> Certificates? >> >> Didn't bother with that. > > Alon would be happy to hear that I'm sure:-D > I agree, in reality noone bothers. > It's a pretty invasive thing, IMHO. If I see that I need to install a browser certificate for something, first thing I'm going to do is look for the alternative. :/ It's worse than digging out my 2 factor auth token!!

>> >>> >>>> 3. noVNC just gives me an empty popup with a gray background. >>> >>> You didn't import the engine's CA, did you? >>> >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>> >>> The Console Downloads page has all the info to get it work, did you check >>> it >>> out? (linked from main landing page, display options, user portal...so you >>> shouldn't moss it;) >> >> You refer to 'Console Client Resources', which links to [1]? >> I had to do some manual work to get spice-xpi working on Debian as it's not >> packaged for it (and iirc neither are some of the dependencies). > > Yes. If you have some handy tips for Debian please feel free to update the > page > >> >> [1] http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources >> -- >> Didi > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users