5 files changed, 51 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/machine/config.go b/pkg/machine/config.go
index d34776714..abbebc9f9 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/config.go
@@ -138,14 +138,15 @@ type DistributionDownload interface {
 	Get() *Download
 }
 type InspectInfo struct {
-	ConfigPath VMFile
-	Created    time.Time
-	Image      ImageConfig
-	LastUp     time.Time
-	Name       string
-	Resources  ResourceConfig
-	SSHConfig  SSHConfig
-	State      Status
+	ConfigPath     VMFile
+	ConnectionInfo ConnectionConfig
+	Created        time.Time
+	Image          ImageConfig
+	LastUp         time.Time
+	Name           string
+	Resources      ResourceConfig
+	SSHConfig      SSHConfig
+	State          Status
 }
 
 func (rc RemoteConnectionType) MakeSSHURL(host, path, port, userName string) url.URL {
@@ -286,11 +287,11 @@ func NewMachineFile(path string, symlink *string) (*VMFile, error) {
 // makeSymlink for macOS creates a symlink in $HOME/.podman/
 // for a machinefile like a socket
 func (m *VMFile) makeSymlink(symlink *string) error {
-	homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	sl := filepath.Join(homedir, ".podman", *symlink)
+	sl := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".podman", *symlink)
 	// make the symlink dir and throw away if it already exists
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(sl), 0700); err != nil && !errors2.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		return err
@@ -335,3 +336,9 @@ type SSHConfig struct {
 	// RemoteUsername of the vm user
 	RemoteUsername string
 }
+
+// ConnectionConfig contains connections like sockets, etc.
+type ConnectionConfig struct {
+	// PodmanSocket is the exported podman service socket
+	PodmanSocket *VMFile `json:"PodmanSocket"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config.go
index c17b840d3..248a2f0ad 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config.go
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ func (ms *machineSession) outputToString() string {
 	return strings.Join(fields, " ")
 }
 
+// errorToString returns the error output from a session in string form
+func (ms *machineSession) errorToString() string {
+	if ms == nil || ms.Err == nil || ms.Err.Contents() == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return string(ms.Err.Contents())
+}
+
 // newMB constructor for machine test builders
 func newMB() (*machineTestBuilder, error) {
 	mb := machineTestBuilder{
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/inspect_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/inspect_test.go
index 2c9de5664..cdf13bb1a 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/inspect_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/inspect_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package e2e
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine/qemu"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine stop", func() {
 		var inspectInfo []machine.InspectInfo
 		err = jsoniter.Unmarshal(inspectSession.Bytes(), &inspectInfo)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(strings.HasSuffix(inspectInfo[0].ConnectionInfo.PodmanSocket.GetPath(), "podman.sock"))
 
 		inspect := new(inspectMachine)
 		inspect = inspect.withFormat("{{.Name}}")
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/ssh_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/ssh_test.go
index 155d39a64..9ee31ac26 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/ssh_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/ssh_test.go
@@ -56,5 +56,12 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine ssh", func() {
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 		Expect(sshSession).To(Exit(0))
 		Expect(sshSession.outputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("Fedora CoreOS"))
+
+		// keep exit code
+		sshSession, err = mb.setName(name).setCmd(ssh.withSSHComand([]string{"false"})).run()
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(sshSession).To(Exit(1))
+		Expect(sshSession.outputToString()).To(Equal(""))
+		Expect(sshSession.errorToString()).To(Equal(""))
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index e3fb3b970..b9f23662e 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -952,7 +952,8 @@ func (v *MachineVM) SSH(_ string, opts machine.SSHOptions) error {
 	sshDestination := username + "@localhost"
 	port := strconv.Itoa(v.Port)
 
-	args := []string{"-i", v.IdentityPath, "-p", port, sshDestination, "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"}
+	args := []string{"-i", v.IdentityPath, "-p", port, sshDestination, "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",
+		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "-o", "LogLevel=ERROR"}
 	if len(opts.Args) > 0 {
 		args = append(args, opts.Args...)
 	} else {
@@ -1471,16 +1472,22 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Inspect() (*machine.InspectInfo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
+	connInfo := new(machine.ConnectionConfig)
+	podmanSocket, err := v.forwardSocketPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	connInfo.PodmanSocket = podmanSocket
 	return &machine.InspectInfo{
-		ConfigPath: v.ConfigPath,
-		Created:    v.Created,
-		Image:      v.ImageConfig,
-		LastUp:     v.LastUp,
-		Name:       v.Name,
-		Resources:  v.ResourceConfig,
-		SSHConfig:  v.SSHConfig,
-		State:      state,
+		ConfigPath:     v.ConfigPath,
+		ConnectionInfo: *connInfo,
+		Created:        v.Created,
+		Image:          v.ImageConfig,
+		LastUp:         v.LastUp,
+		Name:           v.Name,
+		Resources:      v.ResourceConfig,
+		SSHConfig:      v.SSHConfig,
+		State:          state,
 	}, nil
 }