Language settings for the Management Console and Agent

Management Console language settings

The language setting for the current user determines the language used to display interface controls in the Management Console.

Set the Management Console language setting for a user account as follows:

Root user

The installation program creates a root user account that the administrator uses to log in to the console the first time.

On initial log in, the language setting for the root user is based on the operating system language for the Build Forge engine host.

Language default for other users

For administrator-created user accounts, the default console language is initially set using the language preference of the Web browser used when logging in.

Note: This is a configuration setting of the Web browser and not Build Forge.

If the administrator does not change the language preference for the user, it is inherited from the Web browser.

If the administrator wants to change the language for you, proceed by completing this procedure. In the UI, click Administration > Users > Language, and then select a language.

LDAP-created user accounts always use the language preference that is configured for the Web browser.

Changing the default user language

After logging in to the console, the administrator can select a different language setting for individual Build Forge users by clicking Administration > Users > Language from the left navigation panel of the Build Forge window.

If language preferences for users are configured in this way, the Management Console displays interface controls in the language selected for the user regardless of the language configured for the Web browser.

Agent and Build Forge engine language settings

The operating system language of the Build Forge engine host dictates:

• The language that the Build Forge engine uses.
• The default language of the Build Forge agent.

  The agent language setting controls the language of the system messages and job output.

Regardless of whether the language is set for the Management Console, Web browser, or as a Build Forge preference, the agent logs data for system messages and job output in the operating system language of the Build Forge engine host.

To avoid mixed languages in the Management Console interface, ensure that the language selected for the Management Console matches the language used by the Build Forge engine host.

Language setup

To ensure that the language displayed in the Management Console matches the language that the agent uses to log data for system messages and job output, use the same language for the Web browser, the operating system on the Management console host, and the Build Forge user.