This is a feature, not a bug. In the early days of
computing people used teletypers for interactive
work. These devices had only upper case or only
lower case letters. So if you enter your login
name in upper case letters, it is assumed that
you have only upper case.
Teletypers were heavy character
Subject: kernel-image-2.6.7: funny caps-lock bug when logging in
Package: kernel-image-2.6.7-1-386
Version: 2.6.7-2
Severity: minor
File: kernel-image-2.6.7
Step to reproduce:
1. goto tty5 for example
2. press capslock
3. type in your username -> PASSWORD: appears
4. press capslock
5. enter your
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