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From: Michael Robert Jimenez <m.jimenez@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Cc: Michael Robert Jimenez <m.jimenez@proxmox.com>
Subject: [PATCH docs] sysadmin: add comment about update-initramfs needing to be run when changing the keyboard layout after installation due to KEYMAP=y in config for zfs-initramfs
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:20:41 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260217152041.318107-1-m.jimenez@proxmox.com> (raw)

Signed-off-by: Michael Robert Jimenez <m.jimenez@proxmox.com>
---
 keyboard-layout.adoc | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 sysadmin.adoc        |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 keyboard-layout.adoc

diff --git a/keyboard-layout.adoc b/keyboard-layout.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4693753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboard-layout.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[[chapter_keyboard_layout]]
+Keyboard Layout
+---------------
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+endif::wiki[]
+
+
+While the {pve} Installer initially configures the keyboard layout, it is possible to change it later by running:
+
+----
+# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
+----
+
+
+You need to update the initramfs to persist the change after rebooting:
+
+----
+# update-initramfs -k all -u
+----
diff --git a/sysadmin.adoc b/sysadmin.adoc
index dd43f73..4d55835 100644
--- a/sysadmin.adoc
+++ b/sysadmin.adoc
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ See Also
 
 * link:/wiki/Kernel_Samepage_Merging_(KSM)[Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM)]
 
+* link:/wiki/Keyboard_Layout[Keyboard Layout]
+
 endif::wiki[]
 
 
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ include::system-booting.adoc[]
 
 include::kernel-samepage-merging.adoc[]
 
+include::keyboard-layout.adoc[]
+
 endif::wiki[]
 
 
-- 
2.47.3




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