add this to your rc.local, generally under /etc/rc.d # Set numlock on for all VC's for tty in /dev/tty[1-9]*; do setleds -D +num < $tty > /dev/null done setleds is part of kbd package Christopher Howard wrote: > How do I get the num lock on as defalt after boot up? This erks me so much. The arrow keys on the key pad are redundant. Why does Linux turn the num lock off? > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- -scot