The real problem seems to be that the libvirtd process won't start : marietto@chromarietto:~$ systemctl enable libvirtd
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-unit-files ==== Authentication is required to manage system service or unit files. Multiple identities can be used for authentication: 1. linux 2. mario,,, (marietto) Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 Password: ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ==== marietto@chromarietto:~$ systemctl start libvirtd ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-units ==== Authentication is required to start 'libvirtd.service'. Multiple identities can be used for authentication: 1. linux 2. mario,,, (marietto) Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 Password: ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ==== marietto@chromarietto:~$ systemctl status libvirtd ○ libvirtd.service - Virtualization daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2023-08-25 21:04:37 UTC; 2s ago Duration: 88ms TriggeredBy: ● libvirtd-admin.socket ● libvirtd-ro.socket ● libvirtd.socket Docs: man:libvirtd(8) https://libvirt.org Process: 3488 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/libvirtd $LIBVIRTD_ARGS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 3488 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 252ms As you can see,it says "inactive". This is the reason : Aug 25 21:22:59 chromarietto libvirtd[3663]: invalid argument: Failed to parse user 'libvirt-qemu' Aug 25 21:22:59 chromarietto libvirtd[3663]: Initialization of QEMU state driver failed: invalid argument: Failed to parse user 'libvirt-qemu' Aug 25 21:22:59 chromarietto libvirtd[3663]: Driver state initialization failed Aug 25 21:22:59 chromarietto systemd[1]: libvirtd.service: Deactivated successfully. On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 10:27 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that what I found is very interesting : > > marietto@chromarietto:~/Desktop/Dati/new/libvirt/build$ systemctl start > virtqemud > > ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-units ==== > Authentication is required to start 'virtqemud.service'. > Multiple identities can be used for authentication: > 1. linux > 2. mario,,, (marietto) > Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 > Password: > ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ==== > > marietto@chromarietto:~/Desktop/Dati/new/libvirt/build$ systemctl enable > virtqemud > > ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-unit-files ==== > Authentication is required to manage system service or unit files. > Multiple identities can be used for authentication: > 1. linux > 2. mario,,, (marietto) > Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 > Password: > ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ==== > > marietto@chromarietto:~/Desktop/Dati/new/libvirt/build$ ls > /var/local/run/libvirt/virtqemud-sock > /var/local/run/libvirt/virtqemud-sock > > but when I launch virt-manager : > > marietto@chromarietto:~/Desktop/Dati/new/libvirt/build$ > /usr/local/bin/./virt-manager > > It tries to connect,but it gets disconnected after a couple of seconds and > the error "Failed to connect socket to '/var/run/libvirt/virtqemud-sock': > No such file or directory' is shown again. > > In addition,virtqemud-sock is deleted : > > marietto@chromarietto:~/Desktop/Dati/new/libvirt/build$ ls > /var/local/run/libvirt/virtqemud-sock > ls: cannot access '/var/local/run/libvirt/virtqemud-sock': No such file or > directory > > > The same problem I have has been found here and solved : > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/715726/virsh-list-throw-error-failed-to-connect-socket-to-var-run-libvirt-virtqemud > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 8:34 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I don't agree with some of your assumptions,for example : >> >> 1) to send a screenshot is most of the time more informative than copy >> and paste text,because it contains more information. To describe >> complicated situations using only words takes a LOT of time,sometimes. >> Especially for the newbies,that aren't so skilled and they may have some >> difficulty in including or not some information. And even for the lack of a >> technical language. >> >> 2) From my experience, going to irc to ask for help can be a problem for >> the time zone. Every time I tried to go to an IRC channel,I've always found >> bots and not talking users. >> >> 3) The rejection of emails happens even if I don't attach any screenshots >> (a thing that I do rarely),and my messages are also rejected because when I >> hit reply also all the story is attached. I think that it's important to >> attach the story because it may contains important details that could be >> missed >> >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 8:24 PM Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 07:13:26PM +0200, Mario Marietto wrote: >>> > I've sent you an email on your personal email address because the ML >>> does >>> > not accept pictures,but I need to show you a picture to help you to >>> > understand well. I don't approve this rule of the ML,it does not help >>> those >>> > who want to learn and for this reason need to be exhaustive when there >>> is a >>> > strong need to explain well. >>> >>> The list has a cap at 300k for a reason. Sending larger attachments >>> to the list then multiplies out to gigabytes of network data when >>> counting the number of subscribers, even though many of those >>> subscribers are not actively participating in the thread. Sending a >>> URL to an image hosted externally uses much less bandwidth. Also, if >>> the problem is something that happens in a terminal window, it is less >>> bandwidth-intensive to just copy/paste the contents of the terminal >>> (as text) instead of attaching a screenshot to your email, and no less >>> informative. >>> >>> You may also try IRC; there, you can probably get faster turnaround >>> times than waiting for emails to bounce back and forth. >>> https://libvirt.org/contact.html#irc >>> >>> although at the end of the day, email is more persistent and reaches a >>> larger audience whereas IRC only reaches whoever is online at the time. >>> >>> -- >>> Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer >>> Red Hat, Inc. >>> Virtualization: qemu.org | libguestfs.org >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Mario. >> > > > -- > Mario. > -- Mario.