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Set the Locale Variable on UNIX or Linux Operating Environments

The following locale variable specifies the language settings for the software:

SM_ADMIN_LOCALE

Create this variable and set it to the language that you want. Set this variable on each component for which you want to use another language. For example, suppose you want to have a Policy Server and an agent that is set to French. Set this variable on both of those components to French.

Note: The installation or configuration programs do not set this variable.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the computer that is running the component that you want.
2. Open a console (command-line) window.
3. Enter the following command:

   export SM_ADMIN_LOCALE=IANA_language_code
   

   The command in the following example sets the language to French:

   export SM_ADMIN_LOCALE=fr
   

   The locale variable is set.

4. (Optional) Verify that the locale variable is set properly by entering the following command:

   echo $SM_ADMIN_LOCALE
   

   The locale appears on the next line. For example, when the language is set to German, the following code appears:

   de
   

5. (Optional) Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to set other components to the same language.