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Bug 770957 - libvirtd fails to start due to mDNS requirement
Summary: libvirtd fails to start due to mDNS requirement
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: libvirt
Version: 6.2
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Daniel Veillard
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
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Depends On: 746111
Blocks: 785269
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-12-30 15:05 UTC by Ken Reilly
Modified: 2012-02-16 02:31 UTC (History)
15 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libvirt-0.9.4-23.el6_2.2
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
The libvirt package was missing a dependency on the avahi-libs package. The dependency is required due to libvirt linking in libavahi-client for mDNS support. As a consequence, the libvirtd daemon failed to start if the libvirt package was installed on the system without the avahi-libs package. With this update, the dependency on avahi-libs is now defined in the libvirt.spec file, and avahi-libs is installed along with libvirt.
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Last Closed: 2012-01-17 10:25:47 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0013 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE libvirt bug fix and enhancement update 2012-08-03 13:29:55 UTC

Comment 4 yanbing du 2011-12-31 09:54:35 UTC 
As comment 8 of bug 746111 described, libvirt require avahi rpm package, but if run "libvirtd" in the foreground, still need mDNS running.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746111#c8
Comment 6 yanbing du 2012-01-06 07:28:46 UTC 
Retest it, after install avahi, we should reboot the host, then libvirtd will be started automatically.(In reply to comment #4)
> As comment 8 of bug 746111 described, libvirt require avahi rpm package, but if
> run "libvirtd" in the foreground, still need mDNS running.
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746111#c8
Comment 7 yanbing du 2012-01-10 03:03:19 UTC 
Retest this bug, when update libvirt to libvirt-0.9.4-23.el6_2.4.x86_64, it require avahi rpm package installed, and after install it and reboot the host, libvirtd can start in the foreground.
So bug verified.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2012-01-17 10:25:47 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0013.html
Comment 9 Miroslav Svoboda 2012-01-17 12:53:37 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
The libvirt package was missing a dependency on the avahi package. The dependency is required due to mDNS support which is turned on by default. As a consequence, the libvirtd daemon failed to start if the libvirt package was installed on the system without Avahi. With this update, the dependency on avahi is now defined in the libvirt.spec file, and Avahi is installed along with libvirt.
Comment 11 Laine Stump 2012-02-16 02:31:37 UTC 
I updated the Technical Notes to reflect current reality per Bug 770957.
Comment 12 Laine Stump 2012-02-16 02:31:37 UTC 
    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
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-The libvirt package was missing a dependency on the avahi package. The dependency is required due to mDNS support which is turned on by default. As a consequence, the libvirtd daemon failed to start if the libvirt package was installed on the system without Avahi. With this update, the dependency on avahi is now defined in the libvirt.spec file, and Avahi is installed along with libvirt.+The libvirt package was missing a dependency on the avahi-libs package. The dependency is required due to libvirt linking in libavahi-client for mDNS support. As a consequence, the libvirtd daemon failed to start if the libvirt package was installed on the system without the avahi-libs package. With this update, the dependency on avahi-libs is now defined in the libvirt.spec file, and avahi-libs is installed along with libvirt.
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