Re: Locale Issue

From: Eric Enright (eric.enright_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/02/05 

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:31:46 -0500

Eric Enright wrote:
> How can I override certain locale environment variables when
> logging into JDS with dtlogin? I've tried setting LC_CTYPE in
> my .dtprofile/.login scripts, but still I get this:
>
>> locale
> LANG=C
> LC_CTYPE=C
> LC_NUMERIC="C"
> LC_TIME="C"
> LC_COLLATE="C"
> LC_MONETARY="C"
> LC_MESSAGES="C"
> LC_ALL=C
>
> It looks like LC_ALL is being set in /usr/dt/config/Xinitrc.jds,
> but I can't seem to find a way to set only LC_CTYPE on a per-user
> basis. The tail end of my .dtprofile is:
>
> LC_CTYPE=ja
> export LC_CTYPE
>
> (I've tried similar things with .profile and .login)
> and /etc/default/init:
>
> TZ=Canada/Eastern
> CMASK=022
>
> My ultimate goal is to have Japanese input enabled at login
> without having to open a shell, setenv, and run things, with
> everything else remaining in English.

Oh, and I'm running snv_18 if it matters.

Eric