I found that with libvirt 6.0 this works and libvirt 6.6 fails (when driven from virt-manager). This isn't a virt-manager but a libvirt issue
** Also affects: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901242 Title: virt-manager local directory storage failing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1901242/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs