libvirtd(8)

1LIBVIRTD(8)                 Virtualization Support                 LIBVIRTD(8)
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NAME

6       libvirtd - libvirtd management daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       libvirtd [ -dlv ] [ -f config_file ] [ -p pid_file ] [ -t
10       timeout_seconds ]
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12       libvirtd --version
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DESCRIPTION

15       The libvirtd program is the server side daemon component of the libvirt
16       virtualization management system.
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18       This daemon runs on host servers and performs required management tasks
19       for virtualized guests.  This includes activities such as starting,
20       stopping and migrating guests between host servers, configuring and
21       manipulating networking, and managing storage for use by guests.
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23       The libvirt client libraries and utilities connect to this daemon to
24       issue tasks and collect information about the configuration and
25       resources of the host system and guests.
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27       By default, the libvirtd daemon listens for requests on a local Unix
28       domain socket.  Using the -l|--listen command line option, the libvirtd
29       daemon can be instructed to additionally listen on a TCP/IP socket.
30       The TCP/IP socket to use is defined in the libvirtd configuration file.
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32       Restarting libvirtd does not impact running guests.  Guests continue to
33       operate and will be picked up automatically if their XML configuration
34       has been defined.  Any guests whose XML configuration has not been
35       defined will be lost from the configuration.
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OPTIONS

38       -d, --daemon
39           Run as a daemon & write PID file.
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41       -f, --config FILE
42           Use this configuration file, overriding the default value.
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44       -l, --listen
45           Listen for TCP/IP connections.
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47       -p, --pid-file FILE
48           Use this name for the PID file, overriding the default value.
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50       -t, --timeout SECONDS
51           Exit after timeout period (in seconds) expires.
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53       -v, --verbose
54           Enable output of verbose messages.
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56           --version
57           Display version information then exit.
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SIGNALS

60       On receipt of SIGHUP libvirtd will reload its configuration.
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FILES

63       /etc/libvirtd.conf
64           The default configuration file used by libvirtd, unless overridden
65           on the command line using the -f|--config option.
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67       /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock
68       /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro
69           The sockets libvirtd will use when run as root.
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71       $HOME/.libvirt/libvirt-sock
72           The socket libvirtd will use when run as a non-root user.
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74       /etc/pki/CA/cacert.pem
75           The TLS Certificate Authority certificate libvirtd will use.
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77       /etc/pki/libvirt/servercert.pem
78           The TLS Server certificate libvirtd will use.
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80       /etc/pki/libvirt/private/serverkey.pem
81           The TLS Server private key libvirtd will use.
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83       /var/run/libvirtd.pid
84           The PID file to use, unless overridden by the -p|--pid-file option.
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EXAMPLES

87       To retrieve the version of libvirtd:
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89        # libvirtd --version
90        libvirtd (libvirt) 0.8.2
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93       To start libvirtd, instructing it to daemonize and create a PID file:
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95        # libvirtd -d
96        # ls -la /var/run/libvirtd.pid
97        -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Jul  9 02:40 /var/run/libvirtd.pid
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BUGS

101       Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:
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103       a) the mailing list
104           <http://libvirt.org/contact.html>
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106       or,
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108       b) the bug tracker
109           <http://libvirt.org/bugs.html>
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111       Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor /
112       vendor.
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AUTHORS

115       Please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with libvirt.
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COPYRIGHT

118       Copyright (C) 2006-2010 Red Hat, Inc., and the authors listed in the
119       libvirt AUTHORS file.
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LICENSE

122       libvirtd is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2.1+.  This is
123       free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
124       warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
125       PURPOSE
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