bash / number pad problem

Linda Hanigan haniganwork at earthlik.net
Sat Oct 13 22:01:39 UTC 2007


On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 20:26 -0500, Linda Hanigan wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 23:28 +0100, Freddie Ruddick wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 15:55 -0500, Linda Hanigan wrote:
> > > I am hoping someone will know how to solve my problem. One of my users
> > > is unable to use the number pad on her keyboard she gets letters instead
> > > of numbers.This is when she logs in on a text session (Not x windows)
> > 
> > If you log in as you, or another user (to a text session), then use the
> > command "su [her username]", and enter her password; to change to her
> > account, does the numpad work?
> > 
> > 
> I logged in with kermit over the phone lines and su to her name and the
> number pad works. Do I need to do it sitting at the console are does
> this tell you what you need to know?
>                             Thanks
>                             Linda

I was curious so I tried loging in as the user via kermit over the phone
lines and the number pad works that way as well. I'll have to try the su
at the console or perhaps it has fixed itself and when I get back to
work on Monday it will all work. One can hope.
                            Linda






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