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LIBVIRT-TROUBLESHOOTING(7)02 entries

Troubleshooting

Failure patterns, permissions, polkit, sockets, certificates, and recovery flow.

  1. 01
    Guest start failure: evidence-first triage

    Preserve the first error. Repeated start attempts can rotate logs, alter locks, and bury the original denial beneath secondary failures. Capture the failed transaction Check dependencies in order Classify the failure bef

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  2. 02
    Troubleshooting playbook

    Use the same order every time: confirm the URI, confirm the socket, identify the owning daemon, then inspect XML or policy. First response Permissions and polkit If root works and an unprivileged operator fails, check lo

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