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===== Virtual Console =====

Add the following lines into /etc/inittab:
<cli prompt='#'>
# Run Gettys in standard run level
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
</cli>

You can also add the following CTRL-ALT-DEL, but be carefull if you are on a graphical switch with Windows machine, if a Windows user do this key combination and he do it on a linux machine it will reboot !
<cli prompt='#'>
#Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutown -t3 -r now
</cli>

===== Serial Console =====

Install the package named **minicom**

If you use a converter USB-serial, you can check into /var/log/message, when you plug you will see a new device like **ttyUSB0**

Start: minicom -s
Change the settings to adapt the right tty, and speed. Save it as default and exit. Now you are connected on the serial port.
To exit <CTRL+A>-<Z> and <X>

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