Article 6NN4F Num Lock starts up in the on state for all but one user

Num Lock starts up in the on state for all but one user

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Num Lock starts up in the on state for all but one user (vx) and i would like for it to start in the on state for that user (vx), also.

this is "inxi -F" output for user "phil":
Code:System: Host: lt1a Kernel: 5.15.0-107-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: System76 product: Kudu Professional v: kudp1 serial: <superuser/root required>
Mobo: System76 model: Kudu Professional v: kudp1 serial: <superuser/root required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 1.03.03RS76 date: 01/15/2014
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 57.7 Wh condition: 57.7/62.2 Wh (93%)
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-4900MQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 8192 KiB
Speed: 898 MHz min/max: 800/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 846 2: 1304 3: 897 4: 844 5: 857 6: 999 7: 999 8: 837
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6
Audio: Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.15.0-107-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: fc:f8:ae:4a:ba:a5
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169
IF: enp5s0f2 state: down mac: 00:90:f5:f7:55:14
IF-ID-1: tun2kepler state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Drives: Local Storage: total: 3.75 TiB used: 1.87 TiB (49.8%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Crucial model: CT120M500SSD3 size: 111.79 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD My Passport 0748 size: 1.82 TiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15.64 GiB used: 11.51 GiB (73.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: /home size: 884.32 GiB used: 284.85 GiB (32.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 707 Uptime: 30m Memory: 15.54 GiB used: 3.27 GiB (21.0%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38this is "inxi -F" output for user "vx":
Code:System: Host: lt1a Kernel: 5.15.0-107-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: System76 product: Kudu Professional v: kudp1 serial: <superuser/root required>
Mobo: System76 model: Kudu Professional v: kudp1 serial: <superuser/root required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 1.03.03RS76 date: 01/15/2014
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 57.7 Wh condition: 57.7/62.2 Wh (93%)
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-4900MQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 8192 KiB
Speed: 898 MHz min/max: 800/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 898 2: 928 3: 1450 4: 948 5: 899 6: 899 7: 901 8: 1174
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6
Audio: Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.15.0-107-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: fc:f8:ae:4a:ba:a5
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169
IF: enp5s0f2 state: down mac: 00:90:f5:f7:55:14
IF-ID-1: tun2kepler state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Drives: Local Storage: total: 3.75 TiB used: 1.87 TiB (49.8%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Crucial model: CT120M500SSD3 size: 111.79 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD My Passport 0748 size: 1.82 TiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15.64 GiB used: 11.51 GiB (73.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: /home size: 884.32 GiB used: 284.85 GiB (32.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 707 Uptime: 29m Memory: 15.54 GiB used: 3.27 GiB (21.0%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38i don't see much difference in this:
Code:lt1a/forums/3 /home/forums 9> diff /tmp/p /tmp/v
7c7
< Speed: 898 MHz min/max: 800/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 846 2: 1304 3: 897 4: 844 5: 857 6: 999 7: 999 8: 837
---
> Speed: 898 MHz min/max: 800/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 898 2: 928 3: 1450 4: 948 5: 899 6: 899 7: 901 8: 1174
27c27
< Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
---
> Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0 C mobo: N/A
29c29
< Info: Processes: 707 Uptime: 30m Memory: 15.54 GiB used: 3.27 GiB (21.0%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
---
> Info: Processes: 707 Uptime: 29m Memory: 15.54 GiB used: 3.27 GiB (21.0%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
lt1a/forums/3 /home/forums 10>so i guess the cause must be something else. any ideas how i can configure a setting for the Num Lock key to be on (separately for each user is OK even though i want every user set the same way).
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