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2.2.37 Setting the Serial Console in a Hardware Virtualized Guest

To set the serial console in a hardware virtualized guest, use following settings in the guest:

  • Add the following parameters to the kernel boot line in /etc/grub.conf:

    console=tty0 console=ttyS0,57600n8

  • Add the following line to /etc/securetty:

    ttyS0