Re: Login with user name in CAPS

[Morten Liebach <morten@hotpost.dk>]

On 23, aug, 2000 at 07:33:41 +0200, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I just logged in with my user name accidentelly in CAPS and the system
> let me log in.  More suprisingly, everything that is printed on the
> terminal is in CAPS, too, including everything I type in lower case. 
> Escape sequences for colorizing the terminal don't work either.  This
> will work with both user accounts and root, but only on the console and
> not with su (su reports an unknown user).
> 
> Is this a bug or a feature?  Or is it a feature that used to be a bug?

I've seen it on OpenBSD once, it turned out (according to someone on an
OpenBSD mailinglist) that it's an ageold UNIX bug that keeps resurfacing
from time to time under certain circumstances.

Funny to meet it in Linux though ...

I'm sorry, but I can't help you, does a reboot fix it?
You could also try to reset the console (type `reset' [enter}) and see
what happens.

HTH
		Morten

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