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= Enabling default access to guest system logs with the web console

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To troubleshoot issues more easily, you can enable default access to virtual machine (VM) guest system logs by using the web console.

.Procedure

. From the side menu, click *Virtualization* -> *Settings*.

. Click *Cluster* -> *Guest management*.

. Set *Enable guest system log access* to on.

. Optional: If you want to hide the VM user credentials that were set by using cloud-init, set *Hide guest credentials for non-privileged users* to on.
