---
name: "virt-ssh-helper"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvirt"
version: "1:12.8.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/virt-ssh-helper"
---

# virt-ssh-helper(8)

libvirt socket proxy

## Name

virt-ssh-helper - libvirt socket proxy

## SYNOPSIS

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

## 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

*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

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

## AUTHOR

Daniel P. Berrangé

## 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 (C) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.

## 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

[virsh(1)](/virsh/1.md), \<https://libvirt.org/\>