virtlogd(8)

1VIRTLOGD(8)                 Virtualization Support                 VIRTLOGD(8)
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NAME

6       virtlogd - libvirt log management daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       virtlogd [OPTION]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  virtlogd  program is a server side daemon component of the libvirt
13       virtualization management system that is used to manage logs from  vir‐
14       tual machine consoles.
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16       This daemon is not used directly by libvirt client applications, rather
17       it is called on their behalf by libvirtd. By maintaining the logs in  a
18       standalone  daemon,  the  main libvirtd daemon can be restarted without
19       risk of losing logs. The virtlogd daemon has the ability  to  re-exec()
20       itself upon receiving SIGUSR1, to allow live upgrades without downtime.
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22       The virtlogd daemon listens for requests on a local Unix domain socket.
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OPTIONS

25       -h, --help
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27       Display command line help usage then exit.
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29       -d, --daemon
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31       Run as a daemon and write PID file.
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33       -f, --config FILE
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35       Use this configuration file, overriding the default value.
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37       -t, --timeout SECONDS
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39       Automatically  shutdown  after SECONDS have elapsed with no active con‐
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44       Use this name for the PID file, overriding the default value.
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46       -v, --verbose
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48       Enable output of verbose messages.
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50       -V, --version
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52       Display version information then exit.
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SIGNALS

55       On receipt of SIGUSR1, virtlogd will re-exec() its binary, while  main‐
56       taining  all current logs and clients. This allows for live upgrades of
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FILES

60   When run as root
61       • /etc/libvirt/virtlogd.conf
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63       The default configuration file used by virtlogd, unless  overridden  on
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66       • /run/libvirt/virtlogd-sock
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68       The sockets virtlogd will use.
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70       • /run/virtlogd.pid
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72       The PID file to use, unless overridden by the -p | --pid-file option.
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74   When run as non-root
75       • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libvirt/virtlogd.conf
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77       The  default  configuration file used by virtlogd, unless overridden on
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80       • $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtlogd-sock
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82       The socket virtlogd will use.
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84       • $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtlogd.pid
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86       The PID file to use, unless overridden by the -p | --pid-file option.
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88       If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set in your environment, virtlogd  will  use
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91       If  $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR  is not set in your environment, virtlogd will use
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EXAMPLES

95       To retrieve the version of virtlogd:
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97          # virtlogd --version
98          virtlogd (libvirt) 8.6.0
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100       To start virtlogd, instructing it to daemonize and create a PID file:
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102          # virtlogd -d
103          # ls -la /run/virtlogd.pid
104          -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Jul  9 02:40 /run/virtlogd.pid
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BUGS

107       Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:
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109       1. the mailing list
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111          https://libvirt.org/contact.html
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113       2. the bug tracker
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115          https://libvirt.org/bugs.html
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117       Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor /  ven‐
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AUTHORS

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

124       Copyright  (C)  2006-2015  Red Hat, Inc., and the authors listed in the
125       libvirt AUTHORS file.
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LICENSE

128       virtlogd is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2.1+.  This is
129       free  software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO war‐
130       ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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