"Unable to obtain pidfile" Error While Starting Libvirtd Service
Problem
- libvirtd service failed to start with below error reported in /var/log/messages.
Environment
- Platform9 Managed OpenStack - v3.6.0 and Higher
Cause
The libvirtd service fails to start as the /var/run/libvirtd.pid file is not accessible.
Resolution
- Remove PID file on the affected KVM host.
- Restart the libvirtd service on the KVM host.
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