On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:40:04 +0100 Bob Cox <debian-u...@lists.bobcox.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 20:24:27 -0700, Kelly Clowers > (kelly.clow...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 20:14, Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > So you seem to be correct; for some reason, in the sudo shell, the LC* > > > variables are getting extra quotes. Any idea why? [There's nothing > > > that looks interesting in root's '.bashrc'; it's basically empty.] > > > > Something to do with the preservation or lack thereof of environmental > > variables in sudo? Try putting the env vars in root's .bashrc, maybe? > > > > I don't really know, I use straight "sudo $command" not "sudo -i" > > Just a thought: you have anything in /etc/environment ? Very interesting; my /etc/environment contains: LANG="en_US.UTF-8" [I have no idea how that got there; I'm pretty sure I didn't enter it manually.] When I comment out the line, the locale output under sudo -i is correct, with no extra quotes. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
