Re: [libvirt-users] Efficient live disk backup with active blockcommit : Failed 'block-commit': Could not reopen file: Permission denied

On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 12:52:34PM -0800, Keyur Bhalerao wrote: [. . .] ubuntu@keyurubuntu:~$ virsh blockcommit vm-01 vda --active --verbose --pivot Fairly obvious suggestions, ensure permissions are set so that QEMU has permissions to the dir that contains images. Or it could be an AppArmor issue. Also, check your logs: /var/log/libvirt/qemu/$VM.log /var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log (assuming you have debug logging enabled) -- /kashyap