[Users] test day help -- console

[Greg Sheremeta]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme at redhat.com>
> To: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan at redhat.com>
> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:15:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console
> 
> 
> 
> ----- 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 12:12:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 12 Feb 2014, at 18:08, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme at redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- 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
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 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?
> > 
> 
> Yeah, same results.
> 
> Let me try connecting from a different Fedora 20 machine, maybe mine's
> broken.
> 

Sure enough, connecting using remote-viewer on a fresh Fedora 20 vm works fine. Looks like my machine is messed up.

Sorry for the noise.

> > > 
> > >>> 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
> 
> Yes, I beat that.
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > >> Certificates?
> > > 
> > > Did not touch any certs. But, see my reply to #1.
> > > 
> > >> 
> > >>> 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:)
> 
> Not even "Authentication failure" ?
> 
> > 
> > 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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> > >> 
> > 
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