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Num lock inverses when logging out and in again

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Description

### What Happened?

Num Lock sometimes works inversely to how it should actually work. My Num Lock key has an indicator light that also confirms what I'm seeing)

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Logged in
2. Toggled Num Lock on (indicator light also came on). Numbers can be written.
3. Logged out. On greeter, I have num lock turned off, indicator light also turned off
4. Logged back in. Indicator light came back, but pressing the number keys do their secondary action instead of writing numbers. Toggling num lock off actually makes them write numbers now.
5. Logging out and in again reverses the num lock state again.

### Expected Behavior

Num lock should always be num lock and write numbers

### OS Version

8.x (Circe)

### Session Type

Secure Session (Wayland)

### Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

### Log Output

_No response_

### Hardware Info

ThinkPad T16 Gen1 AMD

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Num Lock state change across logout and login in the Secure Session (Wayland) described in the issue. No files, tests, or entry points are named; done means Num Lock behavior and its indicator remain consistent after logging out and in again on the reported ThinkPad T16 Gen1 AMD.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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