The following patch is needed to make sure libvirt is not started too early in the boot sequence on Mandriva. --- libvirt-0.6.1/qemud/libvirtd.init.in.orig 2009-03-05 19:34:05.000000000 +0100 +++ libvirt-0.6.1/qemud/libvirtd.init.in 2009-03-05 19:34:54.000000000 +0100 @@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ # ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: libvirtd +# Required-Start: $network messagebus +# Should-Start: $named # Should-Start: xend +# Required-Stop: $network messagebus +# Should-Stop: $named # Default-Start: 3 4 5 # Short-Description: daemon for libvirt virtualization API # Description: This is a daemon for managing guest instances -- Libvir-list mailing list Libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list