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qemu-start is a small program that helps you start qemu in a safe and |
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useful way. It has the following features: |
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* Start qemu as a non-privileged user |
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* Run qemu as a non-root user |
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* Propegates xauth information |
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* Only selected users can start qemu |
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* Existing tap network devices can be bound |
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It presumes all qemu instances will run under the same user-id (qemu). A group |
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emulator is created; only members of this group are allowed to start qemu. Qemu |
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is started with one ethernet interface, which is bound through a tap device. |
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Xauthority data is automatically transferred if the DISPLAY variable is set. |
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USING THIS PACKAGE |
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Add any users that may start qemu to the emulator group. |
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Create a tap-device, like described in the manual page or in some other |
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way. |
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Now you are ready to call qemu-start. |
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If you have a DISPLAY variable set, the xauth key will be imported into |
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the .Xauthority file of the qemu user. That means it will be able to |
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display qemu on your X display. |
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NON-DEBIAN SYSTEMS |
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This package is somewhat Debian-centric. It might still be useful if you |
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use some other distribution, though. You will have to create a |
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group emulator, and a user qemu yourself. The qemu user does not need a |
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password, and /bin/false is a good shell. Afterwards, compile the package |
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by calling `make' and install it by calling `make install'. |
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