console settings

[Asya]

Hi,

When i connect to the server through the console, somehow all letters appear to be in CAPS. Why could that be happening? Does it have to do with terminal settings?

Thanks!

[Jose Mosquera]

Hi,

#stty -a
Chk your "olcuc" setting, must be "-olcuc"
if not change it:
#stty -olcuc

For detailde info:
#man stty

Rgds.

[Victor Fridyev]

Hi,

Please check whether CAPS LOCK is pressed. If not, press CTRL-D.
In any case, you can reset the terminal by switching off, and switching it on, pressing D button. Release the button in 15 seconds. This operation sets default parameters.
The above is right for HP dumb terminal.

HTH

[Chris Wilshaw]

Normally, this indicates that you've tried to log in with caps lock on - some models of terminal will then display all characters as a \ followed by the letters on screen.

eg:

\L\O\G\I\N\:

[Jose Mosquera]

Hi again,

Also remember check your "console" entry into /etc/gettydefs. The "stty -a" reflect the customization of this file.

For additional info:
#man gettydefs


Rgds.

[RAC_1]

Once you log to console, do
stty -olcuc
stty -lcase

Anil

[Patrick Wallek]

What user name are you logging in as from the console? If you happen to be using a user name that starts with a capital letter, then that will cause this behavior.

[Asya]

Hi,

Thank you for all your replies.
The above solves after the reboot. This is a random thing and all caps appear with random connects.
I've checked all the settings and everything is well now.
I tried logging in with caps off username, so i don't think that could've caused this problem. Next time similar problem happens, I'll go over your advices once again.

Thank you again,
Asya