NAME

       libguestfs-tools.conf - configuration file for guestfish, guestmount, virt-rescue

SYNOPSIS

        /etc/libguestfs-tools.conf

        $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools.conf

        $HOME/.libguestfs-tools.rc

        $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools.conf

DESCRIPTION

       libguestfs-tools.conf (or $HOME/.libguestfs-tools.rc) changes the defaults for the
       following programs only:

       •   guestfish(1)

       •   guestmount(1)

       •   virt-rescue(1)

       There is currently only one setting which is controlled by this file.  Adding (or
       uncommenting):

        read_only = true;

       changes these programs so they act as if the --ro flag was given on the command line.  You
       can use this to make the programs safe against accidental modification of a live guest
       (users would have to explicitly add the --rw flag to modify guests).  This is not the
       default because it is not backwards compatible.  See also "OPENING DISKS FOR READ AND
       WRITE" in guestfish(1).

       Note that the semicolon is required.

       This file is parsed by the libconfig library.  For more information about the format, see:
       http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/libconfig_manual.html

FILE LOCATION

       The order of the configuration files being read is, by importance:

       •   $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools.conf ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME is $HOME/.config
           if not set).

       •   $HOME/.libguestfs-tools.rc

       •   $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools.conf (where $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS means any of
           the directories in that environment variable, or just /etc/xdg if not set)

       •   /etc/libguestfs-tools.conf

       This means local users can override the system configuration by copying the configuration
       file (or creating it anew) into $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools.conf.

       /etc/libguestfs-tools.conf and $HOME/.libguestfs-tools.rc are the old non-XDG paths which
       are read for compatibility.

SEE ALSO

       "OPENING DISKS FOR READ AND WRITE" in guestfish(1), guestmount(1), virt-rescue(1),
       http://libguestfs.org/, http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/.

AUTHORS

       Richard W.M. Jones ("rjones at redhat dot com")

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Red Hat Inc.

LICENSE

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
       if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
       Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

BUGS

       To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link:
       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

       To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link:
       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

       When reporting a bug, please supply:

       •   The version of libguestfs.

       •   Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from source, etc)

       •   Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.

       •   Run libguestfs-test-tool(1) and paste the complete, unedited output into the bug
           report.