LIBVIRT-TROUBLESHOOTING(7)02 entries
Troubleshooting
Failure patterns, permissions, polkit, sockets, certificates, and recovery flow.
- 01Guest start failure: evidence-first triageguide
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
- 02Troubleshooting playbookguide
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