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Bug 11766 - GDM Locale problem with root
Summary: GDM Locale problem with root
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 10190
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] GNOME (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team
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Reported: 2002-12-08 07:16 UTC by Edulix
Modified: 2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
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Description Edulix 2002-12-08 07:16:26 UTC
Hello!

I'm a spanish teen-ager. My system is all in Spanish because locales, that I've
already aded in /etc/profile (export LANG=es_ES@euro export LC_ALL=es_ES@euro).
I've configure GDM to start at the initializacion of the linux box. But it's in
english! I 've tried to change it throw the menus, and it doesn't change to any
language. And I think it's a problem only with root user, beacuse with others,
GDM is shown in spanish.

Notes:
I've now installed GDM  v. 2.4.0.12, but I have tried much more than one, this
is the lastest version I've tried.
My ssystem is GNU/Linux Gentoo 1.2.
I use KDE 3.0.4 and gnome 2.0.3

So, the question is, 
Comment 1 Edulix 2002-12-08 07:16:26 UTC
Hello!

I'm a spanish teen-ager. My system is all in Spanish because locales, that I've
already aded in /etc/profile (export LANG=es_ES@euro export LC_ALL=es_ES@euro).
I've configure GDM to start at the initializacion of the linux box. But it's in
english! I 've tried to change it throw the menus, and it doesn't change to any
language. And I think it's a problem only with root user, beacuse with others,
GDM is shown in spanish.

Notes:
I've now installed GDM  v. 2.4.0.12, but I have tried much more than one, this
is the lastest version I've tried.
My ssystem is GNU/Linux Gentoo 1.2.
I use KDE 3.0.4 and gnome 2.0.3

So, the question is, ¿How to change lang of GDM when it's throw root user?

“This are my right, if you don't like them, Ive got others”
- “Spain is different! :'(”
Comment 2 foser (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-08 11:33:33 UTC
environment problem, leonardop this looks like one you should know ;)
Comment 3 Leonardo Boshell (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-08 20:28:23 UTC
This should be fixed with versions of GDM >=2.4.0.11-r1. See bug #10190

If you're still experiencing this problem, could you post here the first 20
lines or so of your /etc/X11/startDM.sh file?

Thanks

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 10190 ***
Comment 4 Edulix 2002-12-20 12:26:23 UTC
Sorry, but I had many exams and no time to To now I have the gdm-2.4.0.12-r1
ebuild, but gdm continues even in english.

My /etc/profile is well configurated, let's see:
[..]export LANG="es_ES@euro"
export LC_ALL="es_ES@euro"
export LANGUAGE="spanish"[..]

And my /etc/X11/startDM.sh is like it should be with the fix you have done: 

$ cat /etc/X11/startDM.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Copyright 1999-2002 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
# Author: Martin Schlemmer <azarah@gentoo.org>
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-base/xfree/files/4.2.0-r12/startDM.sh,v
1.1 2002/06/08 16:24:32 azarah Exp $

source /etc/init.d/functions.sh

if [ -e ${svcdir}/options/xdm/service ]
then
        /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
                --exec "`cat ${svcdir}/options/xdm/service`"
        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
        then
                #there was a error running the DM
                einfo "ERROR: could not start the Display Manager..."
        fi
fi

# We need to source /etc/profile for stuff like $LANG to work
# bug #10190.
source /etc/profile

# vim:ts=4

Can you help me ? :)

I wish all of you a merrry Christmas!
Comment 5 Leonardo Boshell (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-12-22 19:48:06 UTC
I can see the problem now. Your startDM.sh script is wrong. What version of
x11-base/xfree have you installed?

A quick hack to fix this could be doing something like:

  cp /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree/files/4.2.1-r2/startDM.sh /etc/X11/

as root.
Comment 6 Edulix 2002-12-23 06:27:49 UTC
Thanks you!

That's he solution, now my GDM is runs in spanish language. 

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! =)