if you're running ubuntu (which I suppose since you use the command "service", have a look at /etc/default/libvirtd (or something like that). If not, or if it fails, look at the script in /etc/init.d/libvirtd, and try to guess where it loads its constants! -- frederic@grelot.net Tél : 05 61 27 81 79 / 06 82 23 46 17 Hi, If I start the libvirtd service using the command “service libvirtd start”, it is not starting in listen mode. I am stopping the libvirtd service, and then starting in listen mode externally, using the following command: “libvirtd –listen”. But, how can I start libvirtd service in listen mode by default (when I issue the command “service libvirtd start”)? Regards, Srikanth. -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list