[Bug 1134036] Re: Failure when using ssh with a locale that is not configured on the server

[Robie Basak]

When I ssh in to a Precise or Saucy server using:

LC_ALL=en_DK.UTF-8 ssh <server>

I get the message:

WARNING! Your environment specifies an invalid locale.
 This can affect your user experience significantly, including the
 ability to manage packages. You may install the locales by running:

   sudo apt-get install language-pack-en
     or
   sudo locale-gen en_DK.UTF-8

To see all available language packs, run:
   apt-cache search "^language-pack-[a-z][a-z]$"
To disable this message for all users, run:
   sudo touch /var/lib/cloud/instance/locale-check.skip

Do you guys see this?

I think it's a general problem that doesn't just apply to maas here, and
so perhaps an appropriate fix should be applied more generally?

If the server doesn't have a particular locale configured, it cannot be expected to work. I think the solutions are:
    1) Tell the user to generate the locale.
    2) Switch the locale to C or C.UTF-8 (not sure which) so that at least things will work until the system locale is configured as required.

I was going to suggest (1) but then found that there's already something
in place for this. Is this working for you?

** Summary changed:

- Package install hangs if LC_ALL set to a locale that is not configured
+ Failure when using ssh with a locale that is not configured on the server

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  Failure when using ssh with a locale that is not configured on the
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