[virt-tools-list] virt-manager can't open display

[Santanu Das]

Hi there,

Just installed KVM on my server without any xwindows system. Then ssh 
onto the server (with X11Forward on) and found virt-manager can't open 
display when I issue the command:

    santanu at pcge:~$ ssh -X root at vmw01
    root at vmw01's password:
    Last login: Mon Nov  8 15:51:39 2010 from pcge
    [root at vmw01 ~]# virt-manager
    Traceback (most recent call last):
       File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 376, in ?
         _show_startup_error(str(run_e), "".join(traceback.format_exc()))
       File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py", line 52, in _show_startup_error
         import gtk
       File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 76, in ?
         _init()
       File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 64, in _init
         _gtk.init_check()
    RuntimeError: could not open display

       

Is it something I really expect to see? Why can't I import gtk (pygtk) 
module? Do I really need to run xwindows system on the server?
Any help much appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

Cheers,
Santanu
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