Caps lock key is not functional when using Dell EMC iDRAC virtual console

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

Situation

Caps lock key is not functional when using Dell EMC iDRAC virtual console on a Dell EMC PowerEdge system with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 installed.

Resolution

Following steps could be used to work around the issue:

1. Create the file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kbd.rules and add the rule:

ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="leds", ENV{DEVPATH}=="*/input*::capslock", ATTR{trigger}="kbd-ctrlllock"

2. Run the command:

udevadm control --reload-rules

3. Disconnect and reconnect the Dell PowerEdge iDRAC virtual console

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