when trying to connect via ssh to libvirtd using virsh or virt-manager, connection fails complaining nc missing -U option. "nc -U" is available in netcat-openbsd, not in netcat-traditional. How to reproduce: if using netcat-traditional in server $ virsh -c qemu+ssh://root@192.168.1.2/system erreur :impossible de se connecter à l'hyperviseur erreur :End of file while reading data: nc: invalid option -- 'U' nc -h for help: Erreur d'entrée/sortie if using netcat-openbsd $ LANG=C; virsh -c qemu+ssh://root@192.168.1.2/system Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal. Type: 'help' for help with commands 'quit' to quit virsh # list Id Name State ---------------------------------------------------- 1 mageia6 running 2 fedora27 running virsh #
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Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugsCC: (none) => marja11
Created attachment 10137 [details] Patch to recommend netcat-openbsd instead of netcat This patch makes libvirt-utils recommend netcat-openbsd. netcat-openbsd is mandatory for "nc -U" support.
CC: (none) => guichard.adrien
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CC: (none) => lists.jjorgeResolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED