I think you'll find it's a little distro dependent. In RH you can edit /etc/sysconfig/keyboard
You can also edit .bashrc for individual login preferences case `tty` in /dev/tty[0-9]) setleds -D +num -caps ;; esac Should work, at least it does on my Debian desktop. Brett :> -----Original Message----- :> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of :> Carl Osterly :> Sent: Friday, 6 December 2002 12:06 PM :> To: SLUG :> Subject: [SLUG] Num lock key on startup :> :> :> OK, this is probably a really dumb question :> but I've tried searching under Google Linux :> without much success. :> :> I notice that under Red Hat 8.0 the num lock :> key is not turned on by default. It is in :> my BIOS, but it turns off after Red Hat 8.0 :> finishes booting. :> :> Is there a configuration file for X or :> in the rc.d startup scripts that can :> re-enable the num lock key? :> :> Any comments or suggestions would be greatly :> appreciated. :> :> Regards, :> :> Carl :> :> -- :> :> Carl Osterly | :> Support | :> Connect Infobahn Australia | :> Ph: 1300 555 900 (W) | :> Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | :> :> ----------------------------------------------------------- :> ------------- :> :> -- :> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ :> More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug :> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug