lib/session.sh

@@ -129,7 +129,13 @@ UNIT
     # libvirt group: members manage qemu:///system without a polkit prompt.
     # Without this, virt-manager dies on "access denied by policy" even with
     # a working agent (VM-proven). Idempotent; applies after re-login.
-    if pkg_installed libvirt; then
+    #
+    # Gate on the DAEMON, not the 'libvirt' metapkg name: virt-manager only
+    # requires libvirt-glib client-side, so on a fresh VM libvirt can be
+    # functionally present via libvirt-daemon* without rpm -q libvirt passing
+    # (VM-proven: user stuck in yuri+wheel with virt-manager installed).
+    if pkg_installed libvirt libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu virt-manager \
+        || [[ -x /usr/sbin/libvirtd ]]; then
         local real_user="${SUDO_USER:-$USER}"
         if ! id -nG "$real_user" 2>/dev/null | grep -qw libvirt; then
             info "Adding $real_user to the libvirt group (re-login to apply)..."