In openssh this is done by /etc/pam.d/sshd : session required pam_env.so readenv=1 envfile=/etc/default/locale
but dropbear is: 1. not compiled with pam support (configure --enable-pam) 2. uses the pam name "sshd" in svr-authpam.c but does not install a /etc/pam.d/sshd file 3. does not include the necessary code to progagate the pam environment variables (see fetch_pam_environment and copy_environment in openssh auto-pam.c). It probably needs to call pam_open_session as well as pam_start. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

