wikiAdjustment of OPNsense keyboard layout in the command line
In some cases, it may be necessary to adjust the keyboard under OPNsense, especially if the configuration is made via command line. This can be quite helpful, if the standard layout does not correspond to the desired layout, for example with a German keyboard.
Saving of the keyboard layout in the configuration file
To change the keyboard layout permanently in a german layout, add the following command to the file /etc/rc.conf:
echo 'keymap="de"' >> /etc/rc.conf
Apply changes
The changes become automatically effective with the next restart of the OPNsense firewall. To apply the changes immediately, execute the following command:
/etc/rc.d/syscons onestart
This command restarts the system console configuration and activates the new keyboard layout without restart.
Hints
If there is no other layout needed, the code "de" can be replaced by the corresponding code for the desired layout (for example "us" for US American layout). The following chart can serve as a guide for other layouts:
| keyboard layout | code for /etc/rc.conf |
|---|---|
| German (Germany) | de |
| American English | us |
| British English | uk |
| French (France) | fr |
| Spanish (Spain) | es |
| Italian | it |
| Dutch | nl |
| Swedish | se |
| Danish | dk |
| Norwegian | no |
| Finish | fi |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | pt |
| Czech | cz |
| Polish | pl |
| Hungarian | hu |
| Russian | ru |
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Translator: Alina Ranzinger Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.
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