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VIRTLOCKD(8)		    Virtualization Support		  VIRTLOCKD(8)

NAME
       virtlockd - libvirt lock	management daemon

SYNOPSIS
       virtlockd  [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       The  virtlockd program is a server side daemon component	of the libvirt
       virtualization management system	that is	 used  to  manage  locks  held
       against virtual machine resources, such as their	disks.

       This daemon is not used directly	by libvirt client applications,	rather
       it is called on their behalf by libvirtd. By maintaining	the locks in a
       standalone  daemon,  the	 main libvirtd daemon can be restarted without
       risk of	losing	locks.	 The  virtlockd	 daemon	 has  the  ability  to
       re-exec() itself	upon receiving SIGUSR1,	to allow live upgrades without
       downtime.

       The  virtlockd  daemon  listens	for  requests  on  a local Unix	domain
       socket.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help

       Display command line help usage then exit.

       -d, --daemon

       Run as a	daemon and write PID file.

       -f, --config FILE

       Use this	configuration file, overriding the default value.

       -t, --timeout SECONDS

       Automatically shutdown after SECONDS have elapsed with no active	client
       or lock.

       -p, --pid-file FILE

       Use this	name for the PID file, overriding the default value.

       -v, --verbose

       Enable output of	verbose	messages.

       -V, --version

       Display version information then	exit.

SIGNALS
       On receipt of SIGUSR1, virtlockd	will re-exec() its binary, while main-
       taining all current locks and clients. This allows for live upgrades of
       the virtlockd service.

FILES
   When	run as root
        /usr/local/etc/libvirt/virtlockd.conf

       The default configuration file used by virtlockd, unless	overridden  on
       the command line	using the -f | --config	option.

        /var/run/libvirt/virtlockd-sock

       The sockets virtlockd will use.

        /var/run/virtlockd.pid

       The PID file to use, unless overridden by the -p	| --pid-file option.

   When	run as non-root
        $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libvirt/virtlockd.conf

       The  default configuration file used by virtlockd, unless overridden on
       the command line	using the -f | --config	option.

        $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtlockd-sock

       The socket virtlockd will use.

        $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libvirt/virtlockd.pid

       The PID file to use, unless overridden by the -p	| --pid-file option.

       If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set in your environment, virtlockd will  use
       $HOME/.config

       If  $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set in your environment, virtlockd will use
       $HOME/.cache

EXAMPLES
       To retrieve the version of virtlockd:

	  # virtlockd --version
	  virtlockd (libvirt) 11.1.0

       To start	virtlockd, instructing it to daemonize and create a PID	file:

	  # virtlockd -d
	  # ls -la /var/run/virtlockd.pid
	  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Jul	9 02:40	/var/run/virtlockd.pid

BUGS
       Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:

       1. the mailing list

	   <https://libvirt.org/contact.html>

       2. the bug tracker

	   <https://libvirt.org/bugs.html>

       Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor /  ven-
       dor.

AUTHORS
       Please refer to the AUTHORS file	distributed with libvirt.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2006-2013  Red Hat, Inc., and the authors listed	in the
       libvirt AUTHORS file.

LICENSE
       virtlockd 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 PUR-
       POSE

SEE ALSO
       libvirtd(8),   <https://libvirt.org/>

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