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authorDaniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>2011-01-26 23:14:13 -0500
committerDaniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>2011-01-26 23:14:13 -0500
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add notes about how to access the monitor
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Dependencies:
udev : for configuring the block devices with proper permissions
fakeroot : for rebuilding the initramfs as a regular user in di-maker
xorriso : for grub2 to make an iso in di-maker
+ socat : so users can talk to the kvm monitor of their VMs
Recommendations:
@@ -128,6 +129,10 @@ To access the guest's serial console, do:
ssh -t $GUESTNAME@host.machine screen -x $GUESTNAME
+To access the guest's KVM monitor, do:
+
+ ssh -t $GUESTNAME@host.machine socat vms/$GUESTNAME/monitor
+
HACKING
All patches, fixes, suggestions welcome!