Re: qcow2 - How Do We Backup To A Different Hard Drive?

[Kent Dorfman]

This is why folks need to grow beyond gui interfaces.  Are you a
member of the kvm group?

If so, then you need to open a terminal and manually copy the disk
image file whereever you want to save it.  Make sure the VM is shut
down first though.

and on a side note.  SCREAM FEROCIOUSLY if you don't have sudo admin
access on your own workstation.  Those kinds of corporate security
policies are bullshite!

On 11/23/19, Jesse Palser <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Again...
>
> I viewed the properties of the VM's "qcow2" file.
> Under Permissions it says:
> "Only the owner can change permissions"?
> And the User is "libvirt-qemu" and the Group is "kvm"
>
> Is there something I need to do?
> Let me know, thanks!
>
> --
> Jesse Palser
> address@hidden <mailto: address@hidden>
> *Fallen Angel Software*
> Video Game Design Studio
> www.FallenAngelSoftware.com <http://fallenangelsoftware.com>
>
>
>
> On 11/23/19 4:23 PM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Running Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS 64Bit with a Windows 10 Pro 64Bit guest.
>>
>> We want to backup the VM's qcow2 image file to a different hard drive
>> but we cannot because it require sudo - which can't be done in
>> Kubuntu's file manager.
>>
>> Any ideas on how to do the above?
>> Let us know, thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jesse Palser
>> address@hidden <mailto: address@hidden>
>> *Fallen Angel Software*
>> Video Game Design Studio
>> www.FallenAngelSoftware.com <http://fallenangelsoftware.com>
>
>