[virt-tools-list] Virtual Machine Manager "stuck"

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 02:21:47PM -0400, Skardal, Harald wrote:
> Occasionally VMM ends up in this state:
> 
> I want to create a new VM by right-clicking on the connection and
> selecting "New".
> 
> On the next screen is the field where I enter the VM name, but below it
> is an error triangle and the message: Error: list.remove(x): x not in
> list.
> 
> I.e. no options for install.

Well this sounds like a bug.  Did you see if there are any existing
bug reports or file a new one?

> How can I reset the libvirt/qemu infrastructure without having to reboot
> the two systems: where VMM is running and where I want to create the VM?

There's no need to "reset" anything.  Just kill virt-manager and start
it up again.  You can even restart libvirtd if you think that is
causing the problem; it won't affect your running VMs.

Rich.

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