libxl: error: libxl.c:102:libxl_ctx_alloc: cannot open libxc handle: No such file or directory

[shankervenkat]

xen not working on Centos 7

[root@viper ~]# uname -a
Linux viper 4.9.61-2.el7xen.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 9 00:29:58 AEDT 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Have installed xen on centos 7.

booted into a kernel with xen support

uname -r output is

[root@viper ~]# uname -r
4.9.61-2.el7xen.x86_64

when i try to test the xen with xl list / xl info

[root@viper ~]# xl info
xencall: error: Could not obtain handle on privileged command interface: No such file or directory
libxl: error: libxl.c:102:libxl_ctx_alloc: cannot open libxc handle: No such file or directory
cannot init xl context


[root@viper ~]# xl list
xencall: error: Could not obtain handle on privileged command interface: No such file or directory
libxl: error: libxl.c:102:libxl_ctx_alloc: cannot open libxc handle: No such file or directory
cannot init xl context

libxlutil.so.4.10.1 is installed as a shared lib

Any help on resolving the above error would be appreciated.