Part of the error log is pasted, looks like it's caused by the calling of virNodeSuspendInit in virInitialize. ================================ cd tests; LIBVIRT_DEBUG=1 VIR_TEST_DEBUG=1 ./virshtest; cd - TEST: virshtest 1) virsh list (default) ... Offset 0 Expect [ ] Actual [2011-11-29 18:44:38.153: 24448: info : libvirt version: 0.9.7 2011-11-29 18:44:38.153: 24448: error : virNodeSuspendInit:86 : Failed to get host power management features ] ... FAILED 2) virsh list (custom) ... Offset 0 Expect [ ] Actual [2011-11-29 18:44:38.180: 24463: info : libvirt version: 0.9.7 2011-11-29 18:44:38.180: 24463: error : virNodeSuspendInit:86 : Failed to get host power management features ] ... FAILED 3) virsh nodeinfo (default) ... Offset 0 Expect [C] Actual [2011-11-29 18:44:38.212: 24478: info : libvirt version: 0.9.7 2011-11-29 18:44:38.212: 24478: error : virNodeSuspendInit:86 : Failed to get host power management features C] ... FAILED Regards, Osier