Op 27 mrt. 2014 18:21 schreef "message" <letter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> het volgende: > > On 2014-03-25 15:59, arch-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:15:27 +0100 >> From: Guus Snijders <gsnijders@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> Subject: Re: [arch-general] graphical display management >> >> >> Ok. Could you try resetting the password for user a? >> You could do this (as root) with: >> passwd a >> >> And then try again to login to a tty. >> > > This was successful thanks, but the dvorak keyboard layout is not recognised at the graphical sign-in prompt. The layout is recognised when a command terminal is opened within the graphical user session. That is possible, The console and X use different configuration methods. A quick search showed that for the console you should edit /etc/vconsole to include: KEYMAP="dvorak" Since this file is read by systemd, it's probably best to reboot and then try again. >> Just to be sure: you do realise that the password shown in /etc/shadow >> is the encrypted password and not the literal string to type in? >> (no offence). >> > > Using 'less' to access the file, the password is visible as literal text. Ok, i guess that's possible. Quite rare, though. mvg, Guus
