diff -r 13d6d993d797 tools/python/xen/xm/create.py --- a/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py Mon May 22 16:30:25 2006 +++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py Tue May 23 10:16:54 2006 @@ -903,10 +903,15 @@ else: err("%s" % ex.faultString) except Exception, ex: + # main.py has good error messages that let the user know what failed. + # unless the error is a create.py specific thing, it should be handled + # at main. The purpose of this general-case 'Exception' handler is to + # clean up create.py specific processes/data but since create.py does + # not know what to do with the error, it should pass it up. import signal if vncpid: os.kill(vncpid, signal.SIGKILL) - err(str(ex)) + raise ex dom = sxp.child_value(dominfo, 'name')