[SOLVED] Getting qemu-agent to start at boot

[Joris L.]

Except for me not folllowing procedure, if any, a few notes on qemu-guest to share.
Using multiple distro shows just how different these can be in 'behavior'

1. Enable Qemu Guest in the Proxmox UI (just saying)
2. configure qemu-guest-agent if it does not start automagically
3. assure your init system does not require to enable qemu-ga at boot

Here are per distro notes.

Debian

apt install qemu-guest-agent​

qemu-ga -D >> /etc/qemu/qemu-ga.conf​

systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent​

reboot​

Arch/Artix

pacman -S qemu-guest-agent​

qemu-ga -D >> /etc/qemu/qemu-ga.conf​

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Arch with systemd​

systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent​

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Artix with s6​

echo "qemu-ga -d" >> /etc/s6/rc.local​

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Workaround

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now edit /etc/qemu/qemu-ga.conf
comment path = ...
instead, write: path = /dev/vport1p1

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

I think the post was meant for the Proxmox VE forum (not the Proxmox Mail Gateway ones) - and will move it there.

Thanks for sharing your experience!