[CentOS] KVM console?

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Arun Khan <knura9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> run the existing vmdk images I already have.   But, I have some
>> questions about accessing the virt-manager console remotely for
>> initial configuration, etc..
>
> ssh -X <someuser>@<remote_virt_host> 'sudo virt-manager'
>
> where someuser has sudo rights to the virt-manager.

you can do achieve this without sudo using a unix group and policy kit
like explained here:

http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-kvm-and-libvirt-on-centos-6.2-with-bridged-networking

(I am no fan of howtoforge, but this one is nice). Bonus points if you
have an ipa/ldap environment  for your groups/users.

-- 
groet,
natxo