===== Virtual Console ===== Add the following lines into /etc/inittab: # Run Gettys in standard run level 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 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 ! #Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutown -t3 -r now ===== 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 - and