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On the console between issue and the login prompt I always get the message "Hint: Num Lock on".

Where does this message come from, and is it possible to deactivate this message?

On a notebook it can be quite helpful, even if there's a num lock indicator light, too, but on a desktop I don't like it too much, because the numeric keypad is separated and the num lock indicator light is seen a lot better.

I found the solution. Adding the parameter --nohints to the agetty commands in /etc/inittab disables the hints about Num, Caps and Scroll Locks.

cyberpatrol, thank you very much for your hint. This always bothered me when I log in, but I was just too lazy to fix it