How to enable KVM virsh console access¶
From Debian / Ubuntu guest¶
sudo systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyS0.service sudo systemctl start serial-getty@ttyS0.service
From KVM server¶
virsh list
Id Name State
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1 freebsd running
2 ubuntu-box1 running
3 ubuntu-box2 running
Type the following command from KVM host to login to the guest named ubuntu-box1
virsh console ubuntu-box1
OR
virsh console 2
Use CTRL + 5 to exit the console.