[Users] test day help -- console

[Michal Skrivanek]

On 12 Feb 2014, at 18:08, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme at redhat.com> wrote:

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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan at redhat.com>
>> To: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme at redhat.com>
>> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:43:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console
>> 
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>> 
>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 23:57, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme at redhat.com> 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 came with F20. I'm on F20 and don't think many other people are. Is it a regression?
> 
> greg at dauntless:~$ yum list installed virt-viewer
> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
> google-chrome                                                                                                                   3/3
> google-talkplugin                                                                                                               1/1
> Installed Packages
> virt-viewer.x86_64                                              0.5.7-2.fc20                                               installed
> 
> greg at dauntless:~$ sudo yum install virt-viewer
> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
> Package virt-viewer-0.5.7-2.fc20.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
> 
> I don't see RPMs anywhere for 0.6, and compiling it didn't work for me. (configure: error: At least one of spice or vnc must be used)
> 

Strange. I think it's in 0.5.6. 
Oh, remote-viewer, did you try that one?

> 
>>> 2. Using a VNC client to connect to the host with the password in the .vv
>>> file just immediately disconnects it -- no error message.
>> 
>> Did you make it in 120s? 
> 
> Sorry, what?

The security ticket is valid for 120s only

> 
>> Certificates?
> 
> Did not touch any certs. But, see my reply to #1.
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>> 
>>> 3. noVNC just gives me an empty popup with a gray background.
>> 
>> You didn't import the engine's CA, did you?
>> 
> 
> You got me, but it should certainly give some error message, no?

Not when you don't trust the cert authority. Unfortunately. That's why we added the page to such a prominent place:)

Thanks,
michal
> 
>>> 
>>> 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;)
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> michal
>>> 
>>> Greg Sheremeta
>>> Red Hat, Inc.
>>> Sr. Software Engineer, RHEV
>>> Cell: 919-807-1086
>>> gshereme at redhat.com
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