"Unable to obtain pidfile" Error While Starting Libvirtd Service

Problem

  • libvirtd service failed to start with below error reported in /var/log/messages.
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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

  1. Remove PID file on the affected KVM host.
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  1. Restart the libvirtd service on the KVM host.
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