Caps Lock Does Not Work

The caps lock key on my 4 yr old MacBook Pro (OS X 10.6.8) does not work. It did at one time. The Keyboard was replaced a long time ago but that did not solve it.
If I log out and then back on as another user, it does work.
Where do I start to look for the cause.
Alexander

Check in your keyboard settings on both accounts in System Preferences > Language and Text, and you may find a difference between the two regarding the behavior of the caps-lock key.
Or your caps-lock may be a little capricious, too...

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