7.13 console-log Command

Use the --console-log command to manage logging of console output for an Oracle Linux KVM guest.

Syntax

vm_maker --console-log { enable | disable | status } --domain guest_name [ --restart-domain ]

Options

• --console-log enable: Configures the specified guest to write console output to a log file.

  Enabling logging on a guest where logging was previously disabled requires a guest restart to implement the change. You can use the --restart-domain option or restart the guest separately.

• --console-log disable: Configures the specified guest to not write console output to a log file.

  Disabling logging on a guest where logging was previously enabled requires a guest restart to implement the change. You can use the --restart-domain option or restart the guest separately.

• --console-log status: Reports the console logging status for the specified guest.
• guest_name: The name of an the existing guest that is the subject of the command.
• --restart-domain: Optionally restarts the specified guest to implement a console logging change. This option is only valid in conjunction with --console-log enable or --console-log disable.