Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@xxxxxxxxxx> --- docs/kbase/debuglogs.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/kbase/debuglogs.rst b/docs/kbase/debuglogs.rst index 9ba39b9f85..f353cf7de5 100644 --- a/docs/kbase/debuglogs.rst +++ b/docs/kbase/debuglogs.rst @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ to select one of `Example filter settings`_. It's also always better to have more information than lack something important. -How to turn on debug logs for libvirt +Libvirt daemons logging configuration ===================================== Persistent setting @@ -115,14 +115,6 @@ URI <https://libvirt.org/uri.html>`__. For ``qemu:///system``: patterns and thus requires more configuration. See `Legacy (pre-4.4.0) libvirt daemon logging configuration`_. -In case you want to get the client logs, you need to set this environment -variable: - -:: - - export LIBVIRT_LOG_OUTPUTS="1:file:/tmp/libvirt_client.log" - - However, when you are using the session mode ``qemu:///session`` or you run the ``libvirtd`` as unprivileged user you will find configuration file under ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libvirt/libvirtd.conf``. @@ -186,6 +178,23 @@ setting which depends on the host configuration, *journald* in our case: # virt-admin daemon-log-outputs "" Logging outputs: 2:journald + +Client library logging +====================== + +By default the client library doesn't produce any logs and usually it's not +needed as in most scenarios the client library doesn't do anything interesting. + +In case you want to get the client logs, logging is controlled via +environment variables ``LIBVIRT_LOG_OUTPUTS`` and ``LIBVIRT_LOG_FILTERS``. +Generally when client logs are needed don't filter them: + +:: + + export LIBVIRT_LOG_OUTPUTS="1:file:/tmp/libvirt_client.log" + + + What to attach? =============== -- 2.34.1
