Package: qemu-guest-agent
Version: 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u1
When using qemu-guest-agent within a Proxmox VM running Debian Bullseye,
we recognised that sending the shutdown command from the host only has
any effect when systemd-logind run within the VM and hence dbus is
installed. The latter is a native requirement for systemd-logind, which
hence seems to be the now used by qemu-guest-agent to trigger the VM
shutdown.
This was not the case with Debian Buster and qemu-guest-agent 1:3.1. Is
this an expected change, or maybe also a matter of the build or runtime
configuration? I couldn't find a related QEMU changelog entry.
If it is required now, I guess systemd and dbus should be added as
dependencies to qemu-guest-agent, given that the VM shutdown without
direct console access is a major feature and reason to install
qemu-guest-agent? Though this would be a huge dependency, hence I'm
wondering whether alternatives without systemd are possible, either with
different build flags or other setup or config changes within the VM.
Best regards,
Micha
