Re: can't login on console with ctrl-alt-Fn
> >My system is configured to start x on login. Whenever I try to log
> into
> >a non-x console with ctrl-alt-Fn, either as root or a normal user,
> the
> >prompt claims "login incorrect".
> This should not be happening.
>
> You can log into X, right? Do so, and open a terminal window, and
> type the command "su - <username>" and see what happens.
> Also, at a console login, type in your password when asked for the
> username, so you can see the keystrokes you're making, to make sure
> that you don't have a strange console keyboard mapping that's
> changing one of your password characters.
> You haven't been messing with the files in /etc/pam.d have you?
> Kent
I always log into X. Ever since installation the KDE login manager or
what's it called takes care of login. I suppose when I see the login
dialog X is already running? Logging into X sessions (either gnome or
kde) works fine, su -ing to other users or to root works fine too.
And no, I haven't messed with any of the pam stuff :-)
I think you're right about "strange console keyboard mapping".
I just checked: some keys, like q and a, are mixed up. On x-terminals,
everything is fine.
Where do I go to fix the console keyboard mapping?
Thanks,
Lukas
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