def _start_lst_proc(self,
                        listener_type,
                        listener_opts):
        '''
        Start the listener process.
        '''
        log.debug('Starting the listener process for %s', listener_type)
        listener = NapalmLogsListenerProc(self.opts,
                                          self.address,
                                          self.port,
                                          listener_type,
                                          listener_opts=listener_opts)
        proc = Process(target=listener.start)
        proc.start()
        proc.description = 'Listener process'
        log.debug('Started listener process as %s with PID %s', proc._name, proc.pid)
        return proc
Start the listener process.