qvm-prefs claims to be able to modify dom0

[kulinacs]

Qubes OS version (e.g., R3.2):

R3.2

Affected TemplateVMs (e.g., fedora-23, if applicable):

dom0

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Expected behavior:

qvm-prefs should not list dom0, or allow it to be edited

Actual behavior:

qvm-prefs does list dom0 and allow it to be edited

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

run qvm-prefs -l dom0 in dom0

General notes:

Mailing list thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-devel/pRkDqzK0hzg

[andrewdavidwong]

[Copying Marek's response here for anyone who doesn't look at the thread.]

On 2017-03-21 18:09, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 07:54:12PM -0500, Nicklaus McClendon wrote:

Currently, qvm-prefs allows you to edit dom0 settings, while Qubes
Manager does not. When listing attributes, qvm-prefs claims dom0 has a
VM directory, when it currently doesn't. Is qvm-prefs' ability to
modify dom0 desired behavior?

No, it isn't. Those settings have no effect on dom0.

[andrewdavidwong]

[Copying Marek's response here for anyone who doesn't look at the thread.]

On 2017-03-21 18:09, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 07:54:12PM -0500, Nicklaus McClendon wrote:

Currently, qvm-prefs allows you to edit dom0 settings, while Qubes
Manager does not. When listing attributes, qvm-prefs claims dom0 has a
VM directory, when it currently doesn't. Is qvm-prefs' ability to
modify dom0 desired behavior?

No, it isn't. Those settings have no effect on dom0.