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Kernel logs

Virtual consoles are directly connected to the kernel's console output system. When you're logged into tty1-tty6, you're using a console device that the kernel treats as its primary output channel, causing kernel logs to be printed in your console.

To show the current settings: cat /proc/sys/kernel/printk

The kernel assigns every message a priority level (0-7). Kernel log levels: 0 = EMERG; 1 = ALERT; 2 = CRIT; 3 = ERR (error conditions); 4 = WARNING; 5 = NOTICE; 6 = INFO; 7 = DEBUG

To update the settings to only print errors (prio level 3) or higher: sysctl -w kernel.printk="3 4 1 7"

SSH root access

During the installation you can choose to enable SSH root access. If during installation this access was not enabled it can be enabled as follows:

  • Open the SSH config: vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config.

  • Make sure "PermitRootLogin" is not commented out and set to "yes".

  • Make sure "PasswordAuthentication" is not commented out and set to "yes".

  • After making changes to this config file restart the ssh daemon: systemctl restart sshd.

Tip

Connect to your VM via SSH (e.g. Putty) to be able to copy-paste commands.