virt-ssh-helper(8) Virtualization Support virt-ssh-helper(8)

# [Name](#Name)

virt-ssh-helper - libvirt socket proxy

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**virt-ssh-helper** \[*OPTION*]... *URI*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**virt-ssh-helper** is an internal tool used to handle connections coming from remote clients, and it's not intended to be called directly by the user.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

*URI*

Local libvirt URI to connect the remote client to.

**-r**, **--readonly**

Make the connection read-only.

**-h**, **--help**

Display command line help usage then exit.

**-V**, **--version**

Display version information then exit.

# [EXIT STATUS](#EXIT_STATUS)

The exit status will be zero on success, non-zero on failure.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Daniel P. Berrangé

# [BUGS](#BUGS)

Please report all bugs you discover. This should be done via either:

1\.

the mailing list

<https://libvirt.org/contact.html>

2\.

the bug tracker

<https://libvirt.org/bugs.html>

Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor / vendor.

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright (C) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.

# [LICENSE](#LICENSE)

**virt-ssh-helper** is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2+. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[virsh(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/libvirt/virsh.1), <https://libvirt.org/>

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Document: virt-ssh-helper(8) from libvirt 12.8.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt.git