On Wednesday 27 October 2004 21:09, Lanman wrote:
> Has anyone found a way to re-activate the backspace key on the
> thin-clients? For some reason, that dad-burned problem is still here and
> it is affecting the entire desktop environment, including the login screen.
>
> It seems to be an access-control issue, since root isn't prohibited from
> using the key at all, and I'm wondering where I should look to fix it.
> The strange thing is that all users can use the backspace key to correct
> their passwords, but not to correct their usernames. Once the correct
> username and password are entered, the backspace key becomes a waste of
> plastic.
>
> I'd appreciate any ideas on where or what to check.

Is it working on a shell on a thin client ?
If not you may want to check with "dumpkey".

Is the key mapped in X ?
Use "xmodmap -pk" to see.

CPH


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