How do you get the NUM LOCK key to default to On during bootup?

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To set the NUM LOCK key to default to On during bootup, you will need to use the setleds command with the option +num.

setleds reports and changes the led flag settings of a VT (namely Num Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock). Without arguments, setleds prints the current settings. With arguments, it sets or clears the indicated flags (and leaves the o...

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