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[SOLVED] KVM syntax error

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http://www.linuxquestions.org – I've got KVM installed on my Slackware -current box, but am having trouble creating a disc image. Here's the command and output: Code: root@lemon:/home/gene/qemu-kvm# qemu-img create -f qcow2 /vms/slack_disk.img 10G Formatting '/vms/slack_disk.img', fmt=qcow2 size=10737418240 encryption=off cluster_size=0 qemu-img: /vms/slack_disk.img: error while creating qcow2: No such file or directory What am I missing? If I'm reading the qemu-img manpage correctly, this ought to work. (HowTos)

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