On 1/26/07, Bernard Johnson <bjohnson-dated-1169703224.9d1a0c at symetrix.com> wrote: > Nils Toedtmann wrote: > > I agree. But customization of C4 (and probably C3, too) to run smoothly > > as a VM is a bit evil (i run a bunch of productive C4 DomUs, so walked > > through that valley ...): glibc and db4 have to be patched/rebuilt > > because of NPTL incompatibilities. > > I agree that C3 would be a problem - both guest and host. > > However, for C4 I have a "installer hack" that allows C4 to install > under Xen (FC6 host) using virt-manager & kickstart. When it's > finished, the only package that is modified is the kernel (to provide a > domU image). > > Perhaps your VM is the issue with tls. Once I started using a recent > enough host (FC6) and a recent enough guest (C4), all my tls problems > disappeared. Even SELinux, which was always problematic for me under > UML, seems to be working smoothly now. > > If someone wants a Xen C4 guest image, let me know, it only takes a few > minutes to create. If the press-briefs are to be believed.. RHEL-4.5.x should have Xen kernels.. which would help this starting out for that level.. As a hear and now.. vmware-player images of Centos-2.1/3.8/4.4 could be made. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"