What Do I Do If the Numeric Keypad Does Not Work During Remote Login?

Symptom

When I enter numbers using the numeric keypad for remote login, the numbers are not displayed properly.

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Solution

Run the Linux setleds command to turn on the numeric keypad.

  1. On the remote login page, run the following command to query the status of the numeric keypad:

    setleds -F

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    NumLock is off, indicating that the numeric keypad is turned off.

  2. Run the following command to turn on the numeric keypad:

    setleds +num

  3. Run the setleds -F command again. If NumLock changes to on, the issue is fixed.

last updated: 2024-05-18 00:28