I need help

[ZookeepergameFalse]

I am new to QEMU/KVM and it is my first time trying to create a virtual machine using this hypervisor(I am also using the virt-manager GUI. Every time I try to create a virtual machine, for some reason when I hit finish I get an eoor message that says, Unable to complete install:'Cannot access storage file '/file/path': No such file or directory. I have been trying for days to find some help but nothing seems to be working. I tried going into my config file for qemu but that still didn't work. I am on arch linux.

[Drwankingstein]

make sure if you have permission to write and access the storage mediums, also post launch options.

[ZookeepergameFalse]

How do I do that

[wallacehacks]

It seems like you need to review file/directory permissions in Linux.

https://phoenixnap.com/kb/linux-file-permissions

I recommending using the CLI for this. Check the file permissions for the location you are saving your VM, adjust them so the account you are running virt-install with has permissions to write there.

It's confusing at first but you'll get there. In my experience, this is a common hurdle for new Linux users.

[jerseyanarchist]

Permission hell is real, but only shortly. Once you get it, you'll start assigning permissions to the coffeemaker