Re: [libvirt-users] How to disable dnsmasq from starting automatically with libvirtd

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 03:17:14PM +0800, Osier Yang wrote: > On 2012年09月13日 14:55, Marwan Tanager wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 01:04:58PM +0800, Osier Yang wrote: >>> On 2012年09月13日 11:23, Marwan Tanager wrote: >>> >>> No, to disable the autostarting of dnsmasq, you need to disable the >>> autostart of network which drives dnsmasq (named 'default' by default). >>> >>> % virsh net-autostart --disable default >>> >>> Then it won't be started automatically along with libvirtd service next >>> time. >> >> Thanks for the response, but my question was whether it's possible to start >> libvirtd (and hence, activate the virtual networks "automatically") on boot, but >> without dnsmasq being started along the way. Your answer means that to disable >> dnsmasq from starting automatically, I need to disable the network form starting >> automatically too. >> >> Anyway, I destroyed the 'default' network, then killed the dnsmasq process for >> that network, but when I started it again, dnsmasq started along with it. So, it >> appears that the whole thing is hard coded. > > No, it depends on your previous network status, note that libvirt > saves the object's state, so that things could be consistent before > restarting/reloading. > > # virsh net-list --all > Name State Autostart > ----------------------------------------- > default active no > > # service libvirtd restart > Restarting libvirtd (via systemctl): [ OK ] > > # virsh net-list --all > Name State Autostart > ----------------------------------------- > default active no > > # pidof libvirtd > 6868 > # pidof dnsmasq > 6826 > > > # virsh net-destroy default > Network default destroyed > > # service libvirtd restart > Restarting libvirtd (via systemctl): [ OK ] > > # virsh net-list --all > Name State Autostart > ----------------------------------------- > default inactive no > > # ps -ef | grep dnsmasq > root 6762 20112 0 15:07 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto dnsmasq > # pidof libvirtd > 6689 > > Does this make sense to you? :-) > > Regards, > Osier It does, but it's a different story. You should have tried two more commands after the last one: # virsh net-start default # ps -ef | grep dnsmasq then, you would have found the grepping positive. That's what I'am actually talking about :)