16:23:37 So, I'm trying to get the kernel message to output to both serial and the screen/keyboard. I found this message from @andyf https://omnios.org/ml-archive/2017-March/008447.html but it doesn't stay on the screen/keyboard once the OS is booted. Is there a way to get it on both? specifically, I'm looking for the messages on kernel panics so I can keep a buffer of them even if the machine reboots. 16:28:05 Once the OS is active, it only has a notion of a single primary console. It will not duplicate to both places. 16:28:17 If you are trying to capture kernel panics, I would recommend setting up a dump device to capture them. 16:41:27 if the primary console is serial, is there a way to make assign a login prompt to the screen/keyboard? 17:28:23 The easiest way is to enable the VT services -- svcadm enable vtdaemon '*console-login:vt*' 17:40:25 okay, thanks