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Berrang=C3=A9 --- NEWS.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index e992fbe471..13d2ff1d2f 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ v6.8.0 (unreleased) can now be passed using the ``passwd`` attribute on the ```` element. =20 + * remote: ``virt-ssh-helper`` replaces ``nc`` for SSH tunnelling + + Libvirt now provides a ``virt-ssh-helper`` binary on the server + side. The libvirt remote client will use this binary for setting + up an SSH tunnelled connection to hosts. If not present, it will + transparently fallback to the traditional ``nc`` tunnel. The new + binary makes it possible for libvirt to transparently connect + across hosts even if libvirt is built with a different installation + prefix on the client vs server. It also enables remote access to + the unprivileged per-user libvirt daemons(eg using a URI such as + ``qemu+ssh://hostname/session``. The only requirement is that + ``virt-ssh-helper`` is present in $PATH of the remote host. + * **Improvements** =20 * qemu: Allow migration over UNIX sockets --=20 2.26.2