Allow user access without policykit

(Portage version: 2.1.4.5)

1 files changed, 77 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app-emulation/virt-manager/files/virt-manager-0.6.0-read-only-fallback.patch b/app-emulation/virt-manager/files/virt-manager-0.6.0-read-only-fallback.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f270810dd27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/virt-manager/files/virt-manager-0.6.0-read-only-fallback.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+--- virt-manager-0.6.0/src/virtManager/connection.py.orig	2008-09-10 15:37:12.000000000 -0400
++++ virt-manager-0.6.0/src/virtManager/connection.py	2008-12-01 22:33:34.000000000 -0500
+@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
+ from virtManager.netdev import vmmNetDevice
+ from virtManager.storagepool import vmmStoragePool
+ 
+-LIBVIRT_POLICY_FILES = [
+-    "/usr/share/PolicyKit/policy/libvirtd.policy",
+-    "/usr/share/PolicyKit/policy/org.libvirt.unix.policy"
+-]
+-
+ def get_local_hostname():
+     try:
+         (host, aliases, ipaddrs) = gethostbyaddr(gethostname())
+@@ -139,15 +134,6 @@
+             self.uri = "xen:///"
+ 
+         self.readOnly = readOnly
+-        if not self.is_remote() and os.getuid() != 0 and self.uri != "qemu:///session":
+-            hasPolkit = False
+-            for f in LIBVIRT_POLICY_FILES:
+-                if os.path.exists(f):
+-                    hasPolkit = True
+-
+-            if not hasPolkit:
+-                self.readOnly = True
+-
+         self.state = self.STATE_DISCONNECTED
+         self.vmm = None
+         self.storage_capable = None
+@@ -464,8 +450,7 @@
+             logging.error(self.connectError)
+             return -1
+ 
+-    def _open_thread(self):
+-        logging.debug("Background thread is running")
++    def _try_open(self):
+         try:
+             flags = 0
+             if self.readOnly:
+@@ -478,12 +463,34 @@
+                                           libvirt.VIR_CRED_EXTERNAL],
+                                          self._do_creds,
+                                          None], flags)
++        except:
++            exc_info = sys.exc_info()
++
++            # If the previous attempt was read/write try to fall back
++            # on read-only connection, otherwise report the error.
++            if not self.readOnly:
++                try:
++                    self.vmm = libvirt.openReadOnly(self.uri)
++                    self.readOnly = True
++                    logging.info("Read/write connection failed to %s,"
++                            "falling back on read-only." % self.uri)
++                    return
++                except:
++                    pass
++
++            return exc_info
+ 
++    def _open_thread(self):
++        logging.debug("Background thread is running")
++
++        open_error = self._try_open()
++
++        if not open_error:
+             self.state = self.STATE_ACTIVE
+-        except:
++        else:
+             self.state = self.STATE_DISCONNECTED
+ 
+-            (type, value, stacktrace) = sys.exc_info ()
++            (type, value, stacktrace) = open_error
+             # Detailed error message, in English so it can be Googled.
+             self.connectError = \
+                     ("Unable to open connection to hypervisor URI '%s':\n" %