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Hi, I'm trying to install on Win 11 on a VM using VMM, but keep encountering this error when trying to start up the setup process.

Unable to complete install: 'can't connect to virtlogd: Unable to open file: /var/log/libvirt/qemu/win11.log: Permission denied'

Any help on this would be great

Spooky MulderOP•1/18/25, 5:02 PM

Here's the log...

Unable to complete install: 'can't connect to virtlogd: Unable to open file: /var/log/libvirt/qemu/win11.log: Permission denied'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 71, in cb_wrapper
callback(asyncjob, *args, kwargs)
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtManager/createvm.py", line 2008, in _do_async_install
installer.start_install(guest, meter=meter)
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtinst/install/installer.py", line 726, in start_install
domain = self._create_guest(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtinst/install/installer.py", line 667, in _create_guest
domain = self.conn.createXML(initial_xml or final_xml, 0)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 4545, in createXML
raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateXML() failed')
libvirt.libvirtError: can't connect to virtlogd: Unable to open file: /var/log/libvirt/qemu/win11.log: Permission denied**

HikariKnight•1/18/25, 6:33 PM

sudo restorecon -r /var/log/libvirtsudo restorecon -r /var/log/libvirt

HikariKnight•1/18/25, 6:34 PM

if the directory does not exist yet, make it and re-run the command

Spooky MulderOP•1/18/25, 7:15 PM

Hi, thanks for the quick response

That folder exists & ran that command now getting this;

Unable to complete install: 'internal error: Could not run '/usr/bin/swtpm_setup'. exitstatus: 1; Check error log '/var/log/swtpm/libvirt/qemu/win11-swtpm.log' for details.'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 71, in cb_wrapper
callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs)
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtManager/createvm.py", line 2008, in _do_async_install
installer.start_install(guest, meter=meter)
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtinst/install/installer.py", line 726, in start_install
domain = self._create_guest(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/share/virt-manager/virtinst/install/installer.py", line 667, in _create_guest
domain = self.conn.createXML(initial_xml or final_xml, 0)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 4545, in createXML
raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateXML() failed')
libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: Could not run '/usr/bin/swtpm_setup'. exitstatus: 1; Check error log '/var/log/swtpm/libvirt/qemu/win11-swtpm.log' for details.

SSpooky Mulder Hi, thanks for the quick response 🙂 That folder exists & ran that command now g...

HikariKnight•1/18/25, 8:11 PM

sudo mkdir /var/lib/swtpm-localca
sudo chown tss /var/lib/swtpm-localca

sudo mkdir /var/lib/swtpm-localca
sudo chown tss /var/lib/swtpm-localca

fix is already in a PR but needs to be merged iirc

Spooky MulderOP•1/18/25, 8:29 PM

Perfect that was it

Spooky MulderOP•1/18/25, 8:29 PM

Thank you

Sean.exe•1/26/25, 2:11 AM

@HikariKnight Sorry to summon you back here, but I'm getting this exact same error trying to do the same thing. Following the same steps hasn't solved it for me though.

SSean.exe @HikariKnight Sorry to summon you back here, but I'm getting this exact same err...

HikariKnight•1/26/25, 2:56 AM

update the system and re-run

ujust setup-virtualization

ujust setup-virtualization

and enable virtualization

Sean.exe•1/26/25, 2:59 AM

Okay. This will take a minute or two.

Sean.exe•1/26/25, 3:11 AM

It looks like it's working. Thanks a bunch!

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