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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
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--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -1221,3 +1221,15 @@ class GuestFS:
"""
return libguestfsmod.drop_caches (self._o, whattodrop)
+ def dmesg (self):
+ u"""This returns the kernel messages ("dmesg" output) from
+ the guest kernel. This is sometimes useful for extended
+ debugging of problems.
+
+ Another way to get the same information is to enable
+ verbose messages with "g.set_verbose" or by setting the
+ environment variable "LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1" before running
+ the program.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.dmesg (self._o)
+