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Console stuck in caps lock mode?

Posted on September 16, 2015

Not sure how it happened, but my droplet’s console (the browser one) is stuck in caps lock mode. How can I get it back to normal?



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Have same issue. Costed me two hours of my life. Happened after copy-pase ssh key. Solved only via rebooting droplet several times.

This is ridicuous - copying password does not work, as it comes with case toggled.

Gods, this console app is so bad and buggy…

Same problem here (while setting up SSH-- incredibly frustrating!)

My workaround had been to hold SHIFT for lowercase, which is fun while editing ssh_config in vim.

In case it saves someone some frustration, you can tell the console that caps lock is on with the command:

setleds -D +caps

…which will negate the confused console app. (Actual caps lock key may work, but mine is remapped to CTRL)

Oh, and yes, the problem began when I pasted my public key into the terrible console app. After failing for several minutes to configure sshd to allow password-based authentication, the ultimate solution was to put the public key in a pastebin and wget / curl it from the console.

If you print ‘>’ in this stuck-caps mode, keys are ok for me. Try typing ‘>reset’ and removing the >.

PS Figured this out accidentally pasting an html code while trying to emulate keypressess from js:) This console should not exist in such an evil form

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