#1149602 systemctl restart libvirtd.service leaves RPC socket missing while is-active still reports active

Package:
libvirt-daemon-system
Source:
libvirt-daemon-system
Description:
Libvirt daemon configuration files
Submitter:
Steve Newcomb
Date:
2026-10-01 13:13:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1149602#5
Date:
2026-10-01 13:02:25 UTC
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To:
libvirtd on trixie is split into libvirtd.service plus three separate
socket units: libvirtd.socket, libvirtd-ro.socket, and
libvirtd-admin.socket. Running the seemingly obvious, natural command to
restart libvirtd after a config change --

    systemctl restart libvirtd
    # or: systemctl restart libvirtd.service