DOCUMENT ID: 1099-02 SYNOPSIS: Changing the Default Keyboard on Solaris x86 OS RELEASE: PRODUCT: Solaris x86 KEYWORDS: default keyboard map-file defaultkb install DESCRIPTION: How to change the Default Keyboard type SOLUTION: When you select a keyboard type (e.g. U.S. English or French) during installation, the name of your chosen keyboard map-file is written to the file /etc/defaultkb. See pcmapkeys(1). Whenever the system is rebooted, the pcmapkeys command is executed, and the name of the map-file stored in the /etc/defaultkb directory is passed as an argument to the command. To change the default keyboard after installation, edit the /etc/defaultkb file and modify the contents to define the name of the map-file you with to use. For example, if you selected US English during installation, the file /etc/defaultkb will contain the line: /usr/share/lib/keyboard/8859/en_us To switch to a French keyboard, change this line to read: /usr/share/lib/keyboard/8859/fr_FR DATE APPROVED: 09/15/95