Created attachment 1450494 [details] journalctl Description of problem: Service qemu-guest-agent fails to start. Version-Release number of component in guest: qemu-guest-agent.x86_64 2:2.11.1-2.fc28 @anaconda How reproducible: Enable component (successful command). Actual results: Subsequent commands –systemctl status/start qemu-guest-agent– produce error messages: $ systemctl status qemu-guest-agent ● qemu-guest-agent.service - QEMU Guest Agent Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/qemu-guest-agent.service; enabled; v> Active: inactive (dead) kesä 12 13:03:58 tuure systemd[1]: Dependency failed for QEMU Guest Agent. kesä 12 13:03:58 tuure systemd[1]: qemu-guest-agent.service: Job qemu-guest-age> kesä 12 13:10:06 tuure systemd[1]: Dependency failed for QEMU Guest Agent. kesä 12 13:10:06 tuure systemd[1]: qemu-guest-agent.service: Job qemu-guest-age> $ sudo systemctl start qemu-guest-agent [sudo] salasana henkilölle yk: A dependency job for qemu-guest-agent.service failed. See 'journalctl -xe' for details. Expected results: no reason for errors messages Additional info: Attachment
Are you trying to run it inside a properly configured VM? The guest agent service won't start unless there's a org.qemu.guest_agent.0 virtio channel attached
I Just changed actual set on a shutdown domain following manual procedure on section 11.1.1.1 at https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/pdf/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Virtualization_Deployment_and_Administration_Guide-en-US.pdf. virsh # edit <domain> ... '<channel type='spicevmc'> <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/> <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/> </channel>' to '<channel type='unix'> <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/> <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/> </channel>' At last this service allowed for being started.