I had the same problem as reported on my AMD64 HP dv6 laptop using 12.04 lts.
I was able to fix this condition by editing the "lightdm.conf" file. See this
post...
http://askubuntu.com/questions/130204/numlock-dont-stay-on
I performed several other posted fixes, with no result. This worked f
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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