hi list, i've a sarge default install.
cat /etc/environment shows ------------- snip --------------- LANGUAGE="en_US:en_GB:en" LANG=en_US.UTF-8 -------------- snip -------------- sshd_config has USEPAM=no after ssh login locale -------------- snip--------------- LANG=POSIX LC_CTYPE="POSIX" LC_NUMERIC="POSIX" LC_TIME="POSIX" LC_COLLATE="POSIX" LC_MONETARY="POSIX" LC_MESSAGES="POSIX" LC_PAPER="POSIX" LC_NAME="POSIX" LC_ADDRESS="POSIX" LC_TELEPHONE="POSIX" LC_MEASUREMENT="POSIX" LC_IDENTIFICATION="POSIX" LC_ALL= -------------- snip --------------- with USEPAM=yes it's ok -------------- snip -------------- LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL= -------------- snip -------------- but i won't use pam for this case. have everyone an idea ? my only idea is to set it manually in the /etc/profile if done some debugging with strace and i've fount that the /etc/environment will not be read. the next problem: if i use USEPAM=yes its ok with the login user, but if i switch the user with "su -" then i have the "POSIX" again. Thanks for help. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]