Bug#926037: systemd: localectl console keymap configuration delayed

[Floris Bos]

On 1/2/22 2:10 PM, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 02.01.22 13:32, Floris Bos wrote:
>> I recall in some cases it is also necessary to regenerate initramfs 
>> after a keyboard settings change.
>>
>> E.g. when LUKS encryption is used and the user needs to be able to 
>> enter the password to unlock the disks in the console prior to the 
>> rest of the system being booted.
>>
>> So just restarting one of the services actually may not be enough.
>
> Well, I'm not yet convinced that doing this in localed is the correct 
> place.
> After all, if you run dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, it doesn't 
> update the initramfs either, or does it?


It does on my Ubuntu box.

Not certain about upstream Debian.


-- 
Yours sincerely,

Floris Bos