[virt-tools-list] Fwd: Browse Local disabled on AddHardware->Filesystems UI

[Cole Robinson]

On 11/18/2011 12:02 AM, Deepak Shetty wrote:
> On 11/18/2011 10:29 AM, Deepak Shetty wrote:
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>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Deepak Shetty* <dpkshetty at gmail.com <mailto:dpkshetty at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:15 AM
>> Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] Browse Local disabled on
>> AddHardware->Filesystems UI
>> To: Cole Robinson <crobinso at redhat.com <mailto:crobinso at redhat.com>>
>> Cc: virt-tools-list at redhat.com <mailto:virt-tools-list at redhat.com>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Cole Robinson <crobinso at redhat.com
>> <mailto:crobinso at redhat.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Is this a remote connection? If so, 'browse local' is disabled since we have
>> > no way to show a file browser for the remote system.
>> >
>> > - Cole
>> >
>>
>> I started virt-manager without any connect URI, so it means local, in
>> which case it makes sense to enable 'Browse Local' esp. for filesystem
>> where we primarily support the VirtFS concept, which helps export a
>> host filesystem to the guest. It would be very helpful to provide the
>> ability to choose local fs path in such a case.
>>
>     Any update on the above ? Does it make sense to see "Browse Local"
> enabled, in scenarios where the virt-manager is started on host itself ?
> 

I can't reproduce this issue. Please file a bug report with the exact steps to
reproduce and virt-manager --debug output when reproducing.

Thanks,
Cole