========= virtvboxd ========= ------------------------------------ libvirt VirtualBox management daemon ------------------------------------ :Manual section: 8 :Manual group: Virtualization Support .. contents:: SYNOPSIS ======== ``virtvboxd`` [*OPTION*]... DESCRIPTION =========== The ``virtvboxd`` program is a server side daemon component of the libvirt virtualization management system. It is one of a collection of modular daemons that replace functionality previously provided by the monolithic ``libvirtd`` daemon. This daemon runs on virtualization hosts to provide management for VirtualBox virtual machines. The ``virtvboxd`` daemon only listens for requests on a local Unix domain socket. Remote access via TLS/TCP and backwards compatibility with legacy clients expecting ``libvirtd`` is provided by the ``virtproxyd`` daemon. Restarting ``virtvboxd`` does not interrupt running guests. Guests continue to operate and changes in their state will generally be picked up automatically during startup. DAEMON STARTUP MODES ==================== The ``virtvboxd`` daemon is capable of starting in two modes. Socket activation mode ---------------------- On hosts with systemd it is started in socket activation mode and it will rely on systemd to create and listen on the UNIX sockets and pass them as pre-opened file descriptors. In this mode most of the socket related config options in ``/etc/libvirt/virtvboxd.conf`` will no longer have any effect. Traditional service mode ------------------------ On hosts without systemd, it will create and listen on UNIX sockets itself. OPTIONS ======= ``-h``, ``--help`` Display command line help usage then exit. ``-d``, ``--daemon`` Run as a daemon & write PID file. ``-f``, ``--config *FILE*`` Use this configuration file, overriding the default value. ``-p``, ``--pid-file *FILE*`` Use this name for the PID file, overriding the default value. ``-t``, ``--timeout *SECONDS*`` Exit after timeout period (in seconds), provided there are no client connections. ``-v``, ``--verbose`` Enable output of verbose messages. ``--version`` Display version information then exit. SIGNALS ======= On receipt of ``SIGHUP`` ``virtvboxd`` will reload its configuration. FILES ===== When run as *root* ------------------ * ``@SYSCONFDIR@/libvirt/virtvboxd.conf`` The default configuration file used by ``virtvboxd``, unless overridden on the command line using the ``-f`` | ``--config`` option. * ``@RUNSTATEDIR@/libvirt/virtvboxd-sock`` * ``@RUNSTATEDIR@/libvirt/virtvboxd-sock-ro`` * ``@RUNSTATEDIR@/libvirt/virtvboxd-admin-sock`` The sockets ``virtvboxd`` will use. The TLS **Server** private key ``virtvboxd`` will use. * ``@RUNSTATEDIR@/virtvboxd.pid`` The PID file to use, unless overridden by the ``-p`` | ``--pid-file`` option. When run as *non-root* ---------------------- * ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libvirt/virtvboxd.conf`` The default configuration file used by ``virtvboxd``, unless overridden on the command line using the ``-f``|``--config`` option. * ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtvboxd-sock`` * ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtvboxd-admin-sock`` The sockets ``virtvboxd`` will use. * ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtvboxd.pid`` The PID file to use, unless overridden by the ``-p``|``--pid-file`` option. If ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`` is not set in your environment, ``virtvboxd`` will use ``$HOME/.config`` If ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`` is not set in your environment, ``virtvboxd`` will use ``$HOME/.cache`` EXAMPLES ======== To retrieve the version of ``virtvboxd``: :: # virtvboxd --version virtvboxd (libvirt) @VERSION@ To start ``virtvboxd``, instructing it to daemonize and create a PID file: :: # virtvboxd -d # ls -la @RUNSTATEDIR@/virtvboxd.pid -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Jul 9 02:40 @RUNSTATEDIR@/virtvboxd.pid BUGS ==== Please report all bugs you discover. This should be done via either: #. the mailing list `https://libvirt.org/contact.html <https://libvirt.org/contact.html>`_ #. the bug tracker `https://libvirt.org/bugs.html <https://libvirt.org/bugs.html>`_ Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor / vendor. AUTHORS ======= Please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with libvirt. COPYRIGHT ========= Copyright (C) 2006-2020 Red Hat, Inc., and the authors listed in the libvirt AUTHORS file. LICENSE ======= ``virtvboxd`` is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2.1+. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SEE ALSO ======== virsh(1), libvirtd(8), `https://libvirt.org/daemons.html <https://libvirt.org/daemons.html>`_, `https://libvirt.org/drvvbox.html <https://libvirt.org/drvvbox.html>`_