.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man 2.28 (Pod::Simple 3.31)
.\"
.\" Standard preamble:
.\" ========================================================================
.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP)
.if t .sp .5v
.if n .sp
..
.de Vb \" Begin verbatim text
.ft CW
.nf
.ne \\$1
..
.de Ve \" End verbatim text
.ft R
.fi
..
.\" Set up some character translations and predefined strings.  \*(-- will
.\" give an unbreakable dash, \*(PI will give pi, \*(L" will give a left
.\" double quote, and \*(R" will give a right double quote.  \*(C+ will
.\" give a nicer C++.  Capital omega is used to do unbreakable dashes and
.\" therefore won't be available.  \*(C` and \*(C' expand to `' in nroff,
.\" nothing in troff, for use with C<>.
.tr \(*W-
.ds C+ C\v'-.1v'\h'-1p'\s-2+\h'-1p'+\s0\v'.1v'\h'-1p'
.ie n \{\
.    ds -- \(*W-
.    ds PI pi
.    if (\n(.H=4u)&(1m=24u) .ds -- \(*W\h'-12u'\(*W\h'-12u'-\" diablo 10 pitch
.    if (\n(.H=4u)&(1m=20u) .ds -- \(*W\h'-12u'\(*W\h'-8u'-\"  diablo 12 pitch
.    ds L" ""
.    ds R" ""
.    ds C` ""
.    ds C' ""
'br\}
.el\{\
.    ds -- \|\(em\|
.    ds PI \(*p
.    ds L" ``
.    ds R" ''
.    ds C`
.    ds C'
'br\}
.\"
.\" Escape single quotes in literal strings from groff's Unicode transform.
.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
.el       .ds Aq '
.\"
.\" If the F register is turned on, we'll generate index entries on stderr for
.\" titles (.TH), headers (.SH), subsections (.SS), items (.Ip), and index
.\" entries marked with X<> in POD.  Of course, you'll have to process the
.\" output yourself in some meaningful fashion.
.\"
.\" Avoid warning from groff about undefined register 'F'.
.de IX
..
.nr rF 0
.if \n(.g .if rF .nr rF 1
.if (\n(rF:(\n(.g==0)) \{
.    if \nF \{
.        de IX
.        tm Index:\\$1\t\\n%\t"\\$2"
..
.        if !\nF==2 \{
.            nr % 0
.            nr F 2
.        \}
.    \}
.\}
.rr rF
.\"
.\" Accent mark definitions (@(#)ms.acc 1.5 88/02/08 SMI; from UCB 4.2).
.\" Fear.  Run.  Save yourself.  No user-serviceable parts.
.    \" fudge factors for nroff and troff
.if n \{\
.    ds #H 0
.    ds #V .8m
.    ds #F .3m
.    ds #[ \f1
.    ds #] \fP
.\}
.if t \{\
.    ds #H ((1u-(\\\\n(.fu%2u))*.13m)
.    ds #V .6m
.    ds #F 0
.    ds #[ \&
.    ds #] \&
.\}
.    \" simple accents for nroff and troff
.if n \{\
.    ds ' \&
.    ds ` \&
.    ds ^ \&
.    ds , \&
.    ds ~ ~
.    ds /
.\}
.if t \{\
.    ds ' \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*8/10-\*(#H)'\'\h"|\\n:u"
.    ds ` \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*8/10-\*(#H)'\`\h'|\\n:u'
.    ds ^ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*10/11-\*(#H)'^\h'|\\n:u'
.    ds , \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*8/10)',\h'|\\n:u'
.    ds ~ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu-\*(#H-.1m)'~\h'|\\n:u'
.    ds / \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*8/10-\*(#H)'\z\(sl\h'|\\n:u'
.\}
.    \" troff and (daisy-wheel) nroff accents
.ds : \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*8/10-\*(#H+.1m+\*(#F)'\v'-\*(#V'\z.\h'.2m+\*(#F'.\h'|\\n:u'\v'\*(#V'
.ds 8 \h'\*(#H'\(*b\h'-\*(#H'
.ds o \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu+\w'\(de'u-\*(#H)/2u'\v'-.3n'\*(#[\z\(de\v'.3n'\h'|\\n:u'\*(#]
.ds d- \h'\*(#H'\(pd\h'-\w'~'u'\v'-.25m'\f2\(hy\fP\v'.25m'\h'-\*(#H'
.ds D- D\\k:\h'-\w'D'u'\v'-.11m'\z\(hy\v'.11m'\h'|\\n:u'
.ds th \*(#[\v'.3m'\s+1I\s-1\v'-.3m'\h'-(\w'I'u*2/3)'\s-1o\s+1\*(#]
.ds Th \*(#[\s+2I\s-2\h'-\w'I'u*3/5'\v'-.3m'o\v'.3m'\*(#]
.ds ae a\h'-(\w'a'u*4/10)'e
.ds Ae A\h'-(\w'A'u*4/10)'E
.    \" corrections for vroff
.if v .ds ~ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*9/10-\*(#H)'\s-2\u~\d\s+2\h'|\\n:u'
.if v .ds ^ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*10/11-\*(#H)'\v'-.4m'^\v'.4m'\h'|\\n:u'
.    \" for low resolution devices (crt and lpr)
.if \n(.H>23 .if \n(.V>19 \
\{\
.    ds : e
.    ds 8 ss
.    ds o a
.    ds d- d\h'-1'\(ga
.    ds D- D\h'-1'\(hy
.    ds th \o'bp'
.    ds Th \o'LP'
.    ds ae ae
.    ds Ae AE
.\}
.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C
.\" ========================================================================
.\"
.IX Title "LIBVIRTD 8"
.TH LIBVIRTD 8 "2016-04-26" "libvirt-1.3.4" "Virtualization Support"
.\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
.\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
.if n .ad l
.nh
.SH "NAME"
libvirtd \- libvirtd management daemon
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBlibvirtd\fR [\fI\s-1OPTION\s0\fR]...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The \fBlibvirtd\fR program is the server side daemon component of the libvirt
virtualization management system.
.PP
This daemon runs on host servers and performs required management tasks for
virtualized guests.  This includes activities such as starting, stopping
and migrating guests between host servers, configuring and manipulating
networking, and managing storage for use by guests.
.PP
The libvirt client libraries and utilities connect to this daemon to issue
tasks and collect information about the configuration and resources of the host
system and guests.
.PP
By default, the libvirtd daemon listens for requests on a local Unix domain
socket.  Using the \fB\-l\fR|\fB\-\-listen\fR command line option, the libvirtd daemon
can be instructed to additionally listen on a \s-1TCP/IP\s0 socket.  The \s-1TCP/IP\s0 socket
to use is defined in the libvirtd configuration file.
.PP
Restarting libvirtd does not impact running guests.  Guests continue to operate
and will be picked up automatically if their \s-1XML\s0 configuration has been
defined.  Any guests whose \s-1XML\s0 configuration has not been defined will be lost
from the configuration.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR" 4
.IX Item "-h, --help"
Display command line help usage then exit.
.IP "\fB\-d, \-\-daemon\fR" 4
.IX Item "-d, --daemon"
Run as a daemon & write \s-1PID\s0 file.
.IP "\fB\-f, \-\-config\fR \fI\s-1FILE\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "-f, --config FILE"
Use this configuration file, overriding the default value.
.IP "\fB\-l, \-\-listen\fR" 4
.IX Item "-l, --listen"
Listen for \s-1TCP/IP\s0 connections.
.IP "\fB\-p, \-\-pid\-file\fR \fI\s-1FILE\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "-p, --pid-file FILE"
Use this name for the \s-1PID\s0 file, overriding the default value.
.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-timeout\fR \fI\s-1SECONDS\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "-t, --timeout SECONDS"
Exit after timeout period (in seconds) elapse with no client connections
or registered resources.  Be aware that resources such as autostart
networks will result in never reaching the timeout, even when there are
no client connections.
.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR" 4
.IX Item "-v, --verbose"
Enable output of verbose messages.
.IP "\fB    \-\-version\fR" 4
.IX Item " --version"
Display version information then exit.
.SH "SIGNALS"
.IX Header "SIGNALS"
On receipt of \fB\s-1SIGHUP\s0\fR libvirtd will reload its configuration.
.SH "FILES"
.IX Header "FILES"
.SS "When run as \fBroot\fP."
.IX Subsection "When run as root."
.IP "\fI/etc/libvirtd.conf\fR" 4
.IX Item "/etc/libvirtd.conf"
The default configuration file used by libvirtd, unless overridden on the
command line using the \fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-config\fR option.
.IP "\fI/var/run/libvirt/libvirt\-sock\fR" 4
.IX Item "/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock"
.PD 0
.IP "\fI/var/run/libvirt/libvirt\-sock\-ro\fR" 4
.IX Item "/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro"
.PD
The sockets libvirtd will use.
.IP "\fI/etc/pki/CA/cacert.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "/etc/pki/CA/cacert.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBCertificate Authority\fR certificate libvirtd will use.
.IP "\fI/etc/pki/libvirt/servercert.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "/etc/pki/libvirt/servercert.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBServer\fR certificate libvirtd will use.
.IP "\fI/etc/pki/libvirt/private/serverkey.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "/etc/pki/libvirt/private/serverkey.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBServer\fR private key libvirtd will use.
.IP "\fI/var/run/libvirtd.pid\fR" 4
.IX Item "/var/run/libvirtd.pid"
The \s-1PID\s0 file to use, unless overridden by the \fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-pid\-file\fR option.
.SS "When run as \fBnon-root\fP."
.IX Subsection "When run as non-root."
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fI/libvirtd.conf\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fI/libvirtd.conf\fR" 4
.IX Item "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libvirtd.conf"
The default configuration file used by libvirtd, unless overridden on the
command line using the \fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-config\fR option.
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR\fI/libvirt/libvirt\-sock\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR\fI/libvirt/libvirt\-sock\fR" 4
.IX Item "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/libvirt-sock"
The socket libvirtd will use.
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/cacert.pem\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/cacert.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "$HOME/.pki/libvirt/cacert.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBCertificate Authority\fR certificate libvirtd will use.
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/servercert.pem\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/servercert.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "$HOME/.pki/libvirt/servercert.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBServer\fR certificate libvirtd will use.
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/serverkey.pem\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.pki/libvirt/serverkey.pem\fR" 4
.IX Item "$HOME/.pki/libvirt/serverkey.pem"
The \s-1TLS \s0\fBServer\fR private key libvirtd will use.
.ie n .IP "\fI\fI$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR\fI/libvirt/libvirtd.pid\fR" 4
.el .IP "\fI\f(CI$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR\fI/libvirt/libvirtd.pid\fR" 4
.IX Item "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/libvirtd.pid"
The \s-1PID\s0 file to use, unless overridden by the \fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-pid\-file\fR option.
.ie n .IP "If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use \fI\fI$HOME\fI/.config\fR" 4
.el .IP "If \f(CW$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fR is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use \fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.config\fR" 4
.IX Item "If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use $HOME/.config"
.PD 0
.ie n .IP "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use \fI\fI$HOME\fI/.cache\fR" 4
.el .IP "If \f(CW$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR\fR is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use \fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.cache\fR" 4
.IX Item "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set in your environment, libvirtd will use $HOME/.cache"
.PD
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
To retrieve the version of libvirtd:
.PP
.Vb 3
\& # libvirtd \-\-version
\& libvirtd (libvirt) 0.8.2
\& #
.Ve
.PP
To start libvirtd, instructing it to daemonize and create a \s-1PID\s0 file:
.PP
.Vb 4
\& # libvirtd \-d
\& # ls \-la /var/run/libvirtd.pid
\& \-rw\-r\-\-r\-\- 1 root root 6 Jul  9 02:40 /var/run/libvirtd.pid
\& #
.Ve
.SH "BUGS"
.IX Header "BUGS"
Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:
.IP "a) the mailing list" 4
.IX Item "a) the mailing list"
<http://libvirt.org/contact.html>
.IP "or," 4
.IX Item "or,"
\&\fB\fR
.IP "b) the bug tracker" 4
.IX Item "b) the bug tracker"
<http://libvirt.org/bugs.html>
.IP "Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor / vendor." 4
.IX Item "Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor / vendor."
.SH "AUTHORS"
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
Please refer to the \s-1AUTHORS\s0 file distributed with libvirt.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (C) 2006\-2012 Red Hat, Inc., and the authors listed in the
libvirt \s-1AUTHORS\s0 file.
.SH "LICENSE"
.IX Header "LICENSE"
libvirtd is distributed under the terms of the \s-1GNU LGPL\s0 v2.1+.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There
is \s-1NO\s0 warranty; not even for \s-1MERCHANTABILITY\s0 or \s-1FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE\s0
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIvirsh\fR\|(1), \fIvirt\-install\fR\|(1), \fIvirt\-xml\-validate\fR\|(1), \fIvirt\-top\fR\|(1),
\&\fIvirt\-df\fR\|(1), <http://www.libvirt.org/>