3 Manage the libvirtd Service

The following information describes how to start, enable, and check the status of the libvirtd service.

Ensure that you have the following:

• Virtualization packages installed on host system. See Install Virtualization Packages for details.
• Administrator privileges.

Follow these steps to start and enable the libvirtd service:

1. To start the libvirtd service, run:

   sudo systemctl start libvirtd 

2. To enable the libvirtd service, run:

   sudo systemctl enable libvirtd

3. To check the status of the libvirtd service, run:

   sudo systemctl status libvirtd

   The output indicates whether the libvirtd daemon is running, as shown in the following example:

    * libvirtd.service - Virtualization daemon
      Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
      Active: active (running) since time_stamp; xh ago