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    From Hans@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 11, 2026 12:00:01
    Hi folks,

    does one know more?

    With very nice virt-manager I can NOT boot some ISO images from my home directory, but I can boot the same ISO files from /var/lib/libvirt/images/.

    Is this a bug, a security feature or is it a settings problem?

    I saw some questions regarding to this in some forums, but no clear answer to it.

    Thanks for a short response.

    Best

    Hans

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From didier gaumet@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 11, 2026 12:30:01
    Le 11/01/2026 … 11:53, Hans a ‚crit˙:
    Hi folks,

    does one know more?

    With very nice virt-manager I can NOT boot some ISO images from my home directory, but I can boot the same ISO files from /var/lib/libvirt/images/.

    Is this a bug, a security feature or is it a settings problem?

    I saw some questions regarding to this in some forums, but no clear answer to it.

    Thanks for a short response.

    Best

    Hans

    Hello,

    this is a simple settings problem: basically you have to declare in virt-manager any directory you want to use.

    So for instance if you want to use your home directory:
    - open virt-manager
    - right click on QEMU/KNM
    - left click on "Details"
    - left click on "Storage" tab
    - left click on "+"
    - then create the new storage pool with the right name, type and Target Path

    This way you can also put your virt-manager images (VMs) in another
    directory than the default directory

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)