Most credit goes to the Jacob Vlijm from the following Ask Ubuntu post: http://askubuntu.com/questions/850997/no-caps-lock-indicator-light I simply added a loop to account for the changing filename INSTRUCTIONS ------------------------------------------- 1. copy the fix_led script into /usr/local/bin and make it executable via chmod +x fix_led 2. Test the script by running "sudo fix_led" 3. Add the script to your sudoers file via "visudo". Add the line "ALL ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/fix_led" 4. Add the command "sudo fix_led" to your startup applications