Can't it also be that the client connecting to xinetd is supplying its own locale settings? ssh does this by default, to cite one example.
** Changed in: xinetd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server, which is subscribed to xinetd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1790783 Title: xinetd has wrong locale To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xinetd/+bug/1790783/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs