Qemu-Start: Start Qemu safely and access tap devices

Introduction

Qemu-Start is a small program that helps you start qemu in a safe and useful way. It has the following features:

• Start qemu as a non-privileged user
• Run qemu as a non-root user
• Propegates xauth information
• Only selected users can start qemu
• Existing tap network devices can be bound

It presumes all qemu instances will run under the same user-id (qemu). A group emulator is created; only members of this group are allowed to start qemu. Qemu is started with one ethernet interface, which is bound through a tap device. Xauthority data is automatically transferred if the DISPLAY variable is set.

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This software is licensed by the Gnu General Public License.

Debian users can also use the APT archive. You can also look at the CVS archive.

Frodo Looijaard, frodo@frodo.looijaard.name
Last changed on 2008-04-09