107771 – Logging in on console shows all output as CAPS in some cases.

Bug 107771 - Logging in on console shows all output as CAPS in some cases.

Summary: Logging in on console shows all output as CAPS in some cases.

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 30500

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2005-10-01 04:35 UTC by Calum
Modified:	2005-10-01 05:31 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Calum 2005-10-01 04:35:16 UTC

Let laptop boot.
Wait for X to start.
Ctrl+Alt+1
Caps Lock is off.

This is magpie.(none) (Linux i686 2.6.12-vs2.0-gentoo-r1-magpie) 12:25:55

magpie login: [C  <---- I pressed the right cursor arrow here
PASSWORD:
LOGIN INCORRECT

THIS IS \N.\O (\S \M \R) \T


MAGPIE LOGIN: ROOT
PASSWORD:
MAGPIE ~ # WHOAMI
ROOT
(I press Caps Lock here to put it into Caps mode)
MAGPIE ~ # WHOAMI
-BASH: WHOAMI: COMMAND NOT FOUND
MAGPIE ~ # LOGOUT


This is magpie.(none) (Linux i686 2.6.12-vs2.0-gentoo-r1-magpie) 12:27:58

magpie login:



It's not a huge problem. Just a little weird. I thought I'd log it in case it
was part of a larger problem. Please close it if it's unlikely to bother anyone.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:




magpie ~ # qpkg -f /bin/login
sys-apps/pam-login *
sys-apps/shadow *
magpie ~ # qpkg -I -v shadow
sys-apps/shadow-4.0.5-r2 *
magpie ~ # qpkg -I -v pam-login
sys-apps/pam-login-3.14 *
magpie ~ # 


(Not sure which package it belongs to).

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-10-01 05:31:55 UTC

THIS IS A FEATURE...  :=)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 30500 ***