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Nested Virtual Setup

Under Construction

Folder Setup

/var/lib/libvirt/ └── images/ ├── disks/ └── iso/

Create Directories

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/libvirt/images/disk
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso

Verify

ls -ld /var/lib/libvirt/images
ls -ld /var/lib/libvirt/images/disks
ls -ld /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso

Add current user to correct groups

sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER
sudo usermod -aG kvm $USER

Add perms to the directories

sudo chown -R root:libvirt /var/lib/libvirt/images
sudo chmod -R 2775 /var/lib/libvirt/images

***Note:***The 2 in 2775 is useful here. It sets the setgid bit on directories, which means new files/directories inherit the libvirt group.

Result

drwxrwsr-x root libvirt /var/lib/libvirt/images