virsh console

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virsh console YOUR_MACHINE Connect the virtual serial console for the guest

Syntax:

Connection examples

Connecting using VM name:

virsh console MACHINE_NAME
Connected to domain MACHINE_NAME
Escape character is ^]
error: operation failed: Active console session exists for this domain

Connecting using VM id. You can obtain it with virsh list

virsh console 3

Error when no argument is provided:

virsh console
error: command 'console' requires <domain> option

Enable serial console

You need to enable serial console in your VM machine.[1]

1) Enable serial console on VM_MACHINE:

2) Connect to VM:

Kill old console

ps -ef | grep console
kill -9 {PID}

Related

See also

  • https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-enable-kvm-virsh-console-access-for-ubuntu-linux-vm/
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