= Project-Builder.org FAQ =

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== Distributions ==

=== VM Creation ===

==== I'm blocked trying to create a Ubuntu 8.10 VM with pb/QEMU. ====

Try looking at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/252901/

==== I'm unable to use my Ubuntu 10.04 chroot to install packages ====

Try looking at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes#Upstart%20jobs%20cannot%20be%20run%20in%20a%20chroot
{{{
dpkg-divert --local --rename --add /sbin/initctl
ln -s /bin/true /sbin/initctl
}}}
==== I'm blocked trying to create a OpenSuSE 11.2 VM with pb/QEMU. ====

Try looking at https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557158

==== How to create a Solaris VM ? ====

Look at [http://trac.project-builder.org/wiki/OpenSolaris#VMsetup OpenSolaris VM creation]

=== VM usage ===

==== I've problems communicating with the VM ====

To setup the ssh connection to the VM, make sure that the SSH server is running on the VM on port 22. To test the connection from hostsystem, launch the VM with pb (pb -p projectname -m vmname launchvm) and afterwards type ssh -p vmport localhost. No additional setup of networking within Qemu is needed, because the default network is used and configured automatically (Contributed by Joachim Langenbach)

==== I'm unable to log with ssh to the root account on Fedora 12 ====

Please ensure that sshd is running in your VM by default 
and that it allows remote root login:
{{{
# grep PermitRootLogin /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin yes
}}}
Also before pb 0.9.9, check no SElinux is preventing you to access authorized keys. try 
{{{
# chcon -Rt home_ssh_t ~/.ssh
}}}
== Competition ==

=== How does project-builder compare to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSUSE_Build_Service OpenSuSE Build Service] (OBS)? ===

''(request for a FAQ from a user comparing software in this problem space - couldn't find IRC channel or mailing list)''