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phoebus

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Registered: 2019-10-26

Posts: 3

Keyboard settings break on logout

Hi all,

I have a weird issue with the keyboard setting.

I have a machine with multiple accounts with same desktop for the students. Given that they are used to different keyboard  layouts (but default is local Slovenian), I set up two layouts (EN_US, SI) and a layout switcher widget. They connect to the machine using  their individual accounts via xrdp.

the problem is, the layout setting revert back to EN_US each time they login, again.
So..the setting is like this:

After setting this setting, everything works as supposed: SI is default, I can change layouts using the widget, it works as it should.

If I, however log out (again, it's xrdp remote session if it matters), next time I log in, I see "US" flag on the widget (=it doesn't remember my last setting NOR recall the default keyboard layout). When clicking on the widget, I get a blank space instead of SI layout. It is the same if I only set up one layout (it revert from local to US).

In pictures:
1) Before logging out, I see the widget like this, everything is as it should be:

2) After logging out and logging in, again, it is like this:

(and the keyboard reset to US English). Furthermore, when clicking the flag, I get blank (and layout doesn't change):

If I then open the settings, everything is OK as in image 1 (same image as it is the same as before):

Then, I have to remove + add one of the layouts, again to make it work for the current session.
BTW, just typing "setxbkmap si" works OK.

How can I make this work? the problem is, I have this desktop for multiple accounts (students) and would really like it to just work for them.

thanks!

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,815

Re: Keyboard settings break on logout

This might be an xrdp thing: https://askubuntu.com/questions/412755/ … ard-layout.

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phoebus

Member

Registered: 2019-10-26

Posts: 3

Re: Keyboard settings break on logout

This might be an xrdp thing: https://askubuntu.com/questions/412755/ … ard-layout.

Yes, indeed, thank you, I had to generate keymaps for xrdp and it works like a charm!