A new kvm guest on a CentOS6.5 x84_64 host is set up to make use of the serial port (virt-install ... --serial dev,path=/dev/ttyS0) <serial type='dev'> <source path='/dev/ttyS0'/> <target port='0'/> </serial> <console type='dev'> <source path='/dev/ttyS0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> </console> When I launch the vm, setroubleshootd goes into overdrive and creates massive logs, and /var/log/messages starts growing significantly also. The reason is that as soon as the vm starts, ownership and context of /dev/ttyS0 on the host are being reset. Why is that, and how can I prevent it from happening? Should be: crw-rw----. root dialout system_u:object_r:tty_device_t:s0 /dev/ttyS0 Changes to: crw-rw----. qemu qemu unconfined_u:object_r:svirt_image_t:s0:c9,c796 /dev/ttyS0