Changing the Language for root

Support knowledgebase (rootlang)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Situation:

You want to change root's language for error messages and applications.

Procedure:

Create or edit the file /root/.bash_profile with an editor of your choice. If e.g. German is the language you want to use, insert the following line:
export LANG=german
This change will be applied at the next login. If you want to apply changes at once, execute
source .bash_profile

A list of all the available languages is displayed by entering locale -a.


Keywords: ROOT, LANG, GERMAN, BASH

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