© 2026 Hedgehog Software, LLC

TwitterGitHubDiscord
More
CommunitiesDocsAboutTermsPrivacy
Search
Star
Setup for Free
BazziteB
Bazzite•2y ago•
17 replies
ogglord

Unable to start network for VM

I running bazzite:stable with a few added layers such as the virtualization stuff. When I try to start the default network from virtman or CLI
e.g.
sudo virsh net-start default
sudo virsh net-start default

i get

error: Failed to start network default
error: cannot create directory /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq: Permission denied
error: Failed to start network default
error: cannot create directory /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq: Permission denied


What's the recommended approach to get networking up and running ?
Solution
Also what do you get if you run
systemctl status libvirtd
systemctl status libvirtd


If it's not enabled you might need to start it's service
systemctl enable --now libvirtd
systemctl enable --now libvirtd
?
Jump to solution
BazziteJoin
The operating system for the next generation of gamers.
29,482Members
Resources

Similar Threads

Was this page helpful?
Recent Announcements

Similar Threads

Unable to create VM on second drive
BazziteBBazzite / 🛟bazzite-help
2y ago
Unable to install Windows 11 into QEMU/KVM VM.
BazziteBBazzite / 🛟bazzite-help
4mo ago
Unable to start Aperture Desk Job
BazziteBBazzite / 🛟bazzite-help
3y ago
Single GPU Passthrough for VM
BazziteBBazzite / 🛟bazzite-help
6mo ago