I have to turn on the Num Lock every time I log in. This is little thing, of course, but it is inconvenient. How can I get it to turn on automatically when I log in? (already checked the keyboard preferences, there is no such option ) I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
Thanks a lot.

I've noticed that too with every distro I've ever tried. It becomes annoying -- especially when you have numbers in your password because as you log in to KDE/GNOME, it turns the num lock off again. I have never found a solution to that, but if I come across one in the future I'll be sure to let you know.

EDIT: Search LQ and found that Andrew Benton already posted a solution for KDE. Check out the thread here.

EDIT AGAIN: Alternatively, if you don't want to compile the C program you can just follow the directions here. Hope this helps.

For KDE: There is a setting in the KDE control centre for this.

GNOME: There is a program called setnumlock (www.geocities.com/cucnews/setnumlock.html) Compile it and add it to the start up programs, under "session" I think. You can add the command to .xinitrc

TERMINAL: "setleds +num" will turn numlock on. However it will turn off again when you start x.

--Ian

Thanks!