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enable_serial_console.sh
echo "ttyS0" > /etc/securetty
vi /etc/grub.conf
# Add console=ttyS0 to the end of kernel line(s)
vi /etc/sysconfig/init
# Edit ACTIVE_CONSOLES to look like:
ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6] /dev/ttyS0"
# If on a live system, do the following
init q
# After that, if on KVM virtual machine, it should be possible to do
virsh console <vm_name>
# and see the console output
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