It appears that running qemu in the background causes this.
** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319923 Title: Console stdin ignored using -nographic mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1319923/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs