virt-install says name is in use, but virsh list --all is empty. Where is virt-install finding this name?

Posted by Jay _silly_evarlast_ Wren on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Jay _silly_evarlast_ Wren
Published on 2012-07-05T21:01:13Z Indexed on 2012/07/05 21:24 UTC
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virt-install says name is in use, but virsh list --all says there is nothing.

jrwren@delays:{%22}~ $ virt-install -d -n android -r 512 --disk android.qcow2 -s 4 -c /d/cd\ images/android-x86-2.2-generic.iso --vnc --noautoconsole 
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:19 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (cli:220) Launched with command line:
/usr/bin/virt-install -d -n android -r 512 --disk android.qcow2 -s 4 -c /d/cd images/android-x86-2.2-generic.iso --vnc --noautoconsole
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:19 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (cli:326) Requesting libvirt URI default
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:19 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (cli:328) Received libvirt URI qemu:///session
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:20 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (virt-install:259) Requesting virt method 'default', hv type 'default'.
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:20 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (virt-install:469) Received virt method 'hvm'
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:20 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (virt-install:470) Hypervisor name is 'kvm'
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:20 virt-install 23170] DEBUG (cli:950) --graphics compat generated: vnc
[Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:57:20 virt-install 23170] ERROR (cli:597) Guest name 'android' is already in use.
(venv)jrwren@delays:{%22}~ $ sudo virsh -c qemu:///system list --all
 Id Name                 State
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Where is virt-install finding this name?

edit: I should mention that LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI is not set.

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