How to configure virtual-manager to move virt-manager.log into the another directory?

IlyaShmel · 09-15-2023, 08:24 AM

Hello!
I run the virtual machines via Virtual Machine Manager 4.1.0 on Fedora 38 Workstation.

I ought to send virt-manager.log through the rsyslog service to a remote server.

But I can't because the logfile is located in the

Code:

/home/$USER/.cache/virt-manager/

directory. I'm positive that all logs must be in the

Code:

/var/log/

directory.

Where could I read the info abot the virt-manager configuration?

The current directory raises that error:

Code:

rsyslogd[2517]: imfile: on startup file '/home/ilya/.cache/virt-manager/virt-manager.log' does not exist but is configured in static file monitor - this may indicate a misconfiguration. If the file appears at a later time, it will automatically be processed. Reason: Permission denied [v8.2112.0]

.

wpeckham · 09-15-2023, 11:53 AM

virt-manager uses the libvirt/libvirtd backend management. That means you adjust the logging in the libvirt confd file. That said, I see no log location override in that file on my machine. You may have to actually read the documentation.

IlyaShmel · 09-25-2023, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpeckham

virt-manager uses the libvirt/libvirtd backend management. That means you adjust the logging in the libvirt confd file. That said, I see no log location override in that file on my machine. You may have to actually read the documentation.

The virt-manager's documentation is extremely poor: GitHub Docs, virt-manager.org.

As far as I understood the

Code:

libvirtd.conf

file can configure the

Code:

libvirt.log

. But I need the

Code:

virtual-manager.log

.