diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e97ae328d1..29dd83d4b4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Mon Feb 27 16:42:46 EST 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/libvirt.c src/xen_internal.[ch]: virConnectOpenReadOnly()
+	  should not emit error when failing to open the hypervisor proc
+	  entry point.
+
 Mon Feb 27 16:32:55 EST 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
 
 	* include/virterror.h src/libvirt_sym.version: exported
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 102d18d8a7..0bda0b0e7d 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ virConnectOpen(const char *name) {
         return(NULL);
     }
 
-    handle = xenHypervisorOpen();
+    handle = xenHypervisorOpen(0);
     if (handle == -1) {
         goto failed;
     }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ virConnectOpenReadOnly(const char *name) {
         return(NULL);
     }
 
-    handle = xenHypervisorOpen();
+    handle = xenHypervisorOpen(1);
     if (handle >= 0)
         method++;
     else
diff --git a/src/xen_internal.c b/src/xen_internal.c
index f04c3674a5..98a6dbd7c3 100644
--- a/src/xen_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen_internal.c
@@ -59,17 +59,19 @@ virXenError(virErrorNumber error, const char *info, int value) {
 
 /**
  * xenHypervisorOpen:
+ * @quiet: don'r raise an error on failure if set
  *
  * Connects to the Xen hypervisor.
  *
  * Returns the handle or -1 in case of error.
  */
-int xenHypervisorOpen(void) {
+int xenHypervisorOpen(int quiet) {
     int ret;
 
     ret = open(XEN_HYPERVISOR_SOCKET, O_RDWR);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        virXenError(VIR_ERR_NO_XEN, XEN_HYPERVISOR_SOCKET, 0);
+	if (!quiet)
+	    virXenError(VIR_ERR_NO_XEN, XEN_HYPERVISOR_SOCKET, 0);
         return(-1);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xen_internal.h b/src/xen_internal.h
index eb04814374..a819b44148 100644
--- a/src/xen_internal.h
+++ b/src/xen_internal.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-int		xenHypervisorOpen		(void);
+int		xenHypervisorOpen		(int quiet);
 int		xenHypervisorClose		(int handle);
 unsigned long	xenHypervisorGetVersion		(int handle);
 int		xenHypervisorDestroyDomain	(int handle,