[Bug 1080052] [NEW] System wide default keyboard layout (Norwegian) not applied to guest session

[Øyvind Stegard]

Public bug reported:

I have Norwegian set as default keyboard layout and obviously physically
corresponding keyboard hardware. For guest sessions, the active keyboard
layout becomes wrong and typing is broken. In guest's prefs, the correct
system wide default setting of "Norwegian" is in fact set. But it looks
like it has not been applied properly, and US is really the active
layout. Running "setxkbmap no" resolves the issue for that session.

Problem exists on two different machines. Both have wireless Logitech
keyboards with Norwegian layout (one is bluetooth DiNovo Edge and the
other is K750 with unified receiver).

I added the following startup entry as a work-around:
$ cat /etc/xdg/autostart/set-keyboard-norwegian.desktop 
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Set Norwegian keyboard layout
Comment=Set Norwegian keyboard layout using setxkbmap
Exec=setxkbmap no
Terminal=false
Icon=keyboard
Categories=System;Settings;

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: keyboard-configuration 1.70ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-34.53-generic 3.2.33
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 17 13:27:43 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: console-setup
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: xkeyboard-config
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

** Package changed: console-setup (Ubuntu) => xkeyboard-config

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Title:
  System wide default keyboard layout (Norwegian) not applied to guest
  session

Status in central project for keyboard configuration:
  New

Bug description:
  I have Norwegian set as default keyboard layout and obviously
  physically corresponding keyboard hardware. For guest sessions, the
  active keyboard layout becomes wrong and typing is broken. In guest's
  prefs, the correct system wide default setting of "Norwegian" is in
  fact set. But it looks like it has not been applied properly, and US
  is really the active layout. Running "setxkbmap no" resolves the issue
  for that session.

  Problem exists on two different machines. Both have wireless Logitech
  keyboards with Norwegian layout (one is bluetooth DiNovo Edge and the
  other is K750 with unified receiver).

  I added the following startup entry as a work-around:
  $ cat /etc/xdg/autostart/set-keyboard-norwegian.desktop 
  [Desktop Entry]
  Type=Application
  Encoding=UTF-8
  Name=Set Norwegian keyboard layout
  Comment=Set Norwegian keyboard layout using setxkbmap
  Exec=setxkbmap no
  Terminal=false
  Icon=keyboard
  Categories=System;Settings;

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: keyboard-configuration 1.70ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-34.53-generic 3.2.33
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-34-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Nov 17 13:27:43 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: console-setup
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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