Improve on doc on how to manually setup the LXD agent (#14023)

canonical · Aug 31, 2024 · 6c49827 · 6c49827
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diff --git a/doc/howto/instances_create.md b/doc/howto/instances_create.md
@@ -357,16 +357,20 @@ Now the VM can be rebooted, and it will boot from disk.
 <!-- iso_vm_step7 end -->
 
 <!-- iso_vm_step8 start -->
-If the VM installed from an ISO is a Linux distribution using `systemd`, it is possible to install the LXD agent inside of it. This can be done manually as the root user inside the VM:
+If the VM was installed from an ISO is a Linux distribution using `systemd`, it is possible to install the LXD agent inside of it. This can be done manually as the root user inside the VM:
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-    mount -t 9p config /mnt
+    modprobe 9pnet_virtio
+    mount -t 9p config /mnt -o access=0,transport=virtio || mount -t virtiofs config /mnt
     cd /mnt
     ./install.sh
     cd /
     umount /mnt
-    systemctl start lxd-agent
+    reboot
 
+```{note}
+On SELinux enabled distribution, it might be necessary to disable SELinux or set it to `permissive` mode. Please refer to your OS vendor documentation for how to do this.
+```
 
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