# virt-install errors when running as regular user
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159
**Category:** SLES Virtualization
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159 "2016-05-12T03:46:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@savithari](https://forums.suse.com/u/savithari)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159/1 "2016-05-12T03:46:28Z")
Friends:
I need some help and guidance from you regarding this virt-install issue I am seeing.
`OS : SuseEnterpriseLinuxServer (SLES) 12 Service Pack 1
virt-install version on the box
virtual@SLES12-bare:~> virt-install --version
1.2.1
libvirt version : libvirt-1.3.4-565.1.x86_64
`
What I tried:
I tried to start virt-install as regular user and I am seeing errors listed below.
If I start the same with sudo it works (the user virtual shown here is a sudo enabled user)
I really want to start the virt-install as a regular user.
Please help.
Error
[QUOTE]virtual@SLES12-bare:~\> virt-install --connect qemu:///session -n SLES12\_SP1 --memory 4096 --vcpus 2 --cdrom /data/ADP\_x86\_64\_SLES12SP1.x86\_64-12.1.6.preload.iso --graphics spice --disk /data/kvm\_images/SLES12\_SP1.img
WARNING Graphics requested but DISPLAY is not set. Not running virt-viewer.
WARNING No console to launch for the guest, defaulting to --wait -1
Starting install…
ERROR Failed to connect socket to ‘/run/user/500/libvirt/virtlogd-sock’: No such file or directory
Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.
If it was, you can restart your domain by running:
virsh --connect qemu:///session start SLES12\_SP1
otherwise, please restart your installation.
[/QUOTE]
Thank You for your time and attention.
-Narahari
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### Author:  [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159/2 "2016-05-12T04:15:13Z")
Hi
You need to create a user session first…
```auto
virt-manager --connect qemu:///session
```
This should then add a user session to run/create vm’s (files would be down in ~/.local/libvirt) I use softlinks to my vm storage device pool.
Then I use for example;
```auto
virt-install --connect qemu:///session -n SLES12_SP1 --memory 4096 --vcpus 2 --cdrom /repositories/iso_images/SLE-12-SP1-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso --graphics spice --disk ~/.local/libvirt/images/sled12sp1.qcow2
```
This all assumes you have the libvirtd service started…
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### Author:  [@savithari](https://forums.suse.com/u/savithari)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159/3 "2016-05-12T19:30:03Z")
Thank you for your answer Malcomlewis.
I can’t run virt-manager for two reason.
1. I don’t have X on the machine, so I will have to run it remotely or ‘X’ it back and I don’t have a machine for that.
2. virt-manager is not a requirement is my understanding to running virt-install.
But you do bring up a valid point and may be I need to do a virus connect and try.
I will try that.
Thank You
-Narahari
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### Author:  [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virt-install-errors-when-running-as-regular-user/28159/4 "2016-05-13T00:25:53Z")
Hi
Ahh ok, then run;
```auto
virsh --connect qemu:///session
```
AFAIK, once you have a session created all should be good as your user.
See: [http://virt-tools.org/learning/install-with-command-line/](http://virt-tools.org/learning/install-with-command-line/)