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Simon Schröer
Simon Schröer

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mac homebrew "VSM: Could not get hold of varnishd, is it running?" solved

The Problem

When you install varnish natively on your macOS you might run into issues when using tools like varnishlog, varnishtop, ...

You will get an error-message like:

$ varnishlog
.....
VSM: Could not get hold of varnishd, is it running?
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The Solution

To solve the issue, simply add the working directory to the commands:

varnishlog -n /usr/local/var/varnish
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This should fix the problem.

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Bharath Kumar •

No this command is not working , when i execute this command in terminal -

varnishlog -n /usr/local/var/varnish

Again the same issue message coming - VSM: Could not get hold of varnishd, is it running?

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Mohammed Mithlaj • • Edited

or try using sudo varnishlog . It will work but not recommended)

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Sohail Ahmed • • Edited

I have this issue with varnish:stable but not with varnish:7.6