> From: chris-use...@roaima.co.uk
> Subject: Re: installing virtual guest via ssh on console based remote host
> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 23:42:54 +0100
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Nelson Green <nelsongree...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I've got some more progress to report if you'll bear with me. First
> > of all, I did install the libvirt-bin and qemu-kvm packages. A bit of
> > history as to why I say this has been a nightmare is because the basic
> > problem has been a lack of straight-forward documentation, but that
> > could be my inability to find it
>
> To be honest it's an absolute nightmare. I forgot until I saw your reply
> that I've also needed to perform the following tweaks when using libvirt
> in a true client/server model:
>
> EITHER
> 1. Carry the libvirt/qemu protocol across an ssh tunnel to the
> server. This requires you to have a login account on the server
I ended up using ssh tunneling. In the end it was much easier, and in line
with our goals for the VMs. Thanks so much for the help.
