Problem solved! A big thank you to everyone who responded. Your answers
led me to the culprit - a faulty file called .inputrc in the user's Home
directory. Based on the file's contents, it seems that somehow she ran a
script which inadvertently created the file and output a few lines of
nonsense to it. I'm not sure why it would have produced the particular
symptom that it did, but no other user had this config file in their Home
directory so we removed it and normal terminal operation resumed.
Thanks again!
Dan Wyrembelski
Information Technology Professional
MSU Dept. of Horticulture
517-355-5191 ext. 1372
From: Daniel Wyrembelski [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:45 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MSUNAG] Question for the Linux wizards
Hello Everyone,
Long-time listener, first time caller here - so I apologize if this is not
the proper venue. I'm reaching out for help today on an issue from one of
my users. She has a Linux (Ubuntu 12.04LTS) machine for bioinformatics work
and a problem has arisen in using the Terminal. The numbers 1, 4, 6 and 9
do not work (using the number pad or otherwise). Even when doing
copy/paste, it will paste all other characters and omit instances of those
four numbers. They do work in something like a web browser - the problem
only produces in the Terminal. Additionally, the issue is isolated to just
one local user account. The numbers do begin working if she connects to
HPCC via SSH. I've tried checking basics like keyboard mapping but have
been unable to find any good information on the interwebs and am admittedly
not a linux expert. I also tried installing a different terminal software
('Konsole' to be exact) and the problem carried over so it seems to be
deeper than that - maybe with BASH itself.
If anyone has any ideas or has seen a similar issue, I would greatly
appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks and Happy Monday!!
Dan Wyrembelski
Information Technology Professional
MSU Dept. of Horticulture
517-355-5191 ext. 1372
