diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d47e633..93829ff 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,9 +6,17 @@ Updated/new formulae to build virt-manager on Mac OSX. Included is a set of formulas covering a subset of virt-manager dependencies. Also included is a work-in-progress formula for virt-manager. + # Usage - brew tap jeffreywildman/homebrew-virt-manager - brew install virt-manager + brew tap jeffreywildman/homebrew-virt-manager + brew install virt-manager -Note: SSH passwords for connecting to remote URIs are not prompted unless --debug or --no-fork is used to start virt-manager. + +# Notes + +* For remote URIs, the libvirt socket location may need to be overridden to prevent socket hangups, see [www.jedi.be](http://www.jedi.be/blog/2011/09/13/libvirt-fog-provider/#macosx-remote-libvirt-client-). + + virt-manager -c qemu+ssh://user@libvirthost/system?socket=/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock + +* SSH passwords for connecting to remote URIs are not prompted unless --debug or --no-fork is used to start virt-manager.