Running OpenSSH in other locales

Rule: All files used by OpenSSH (such as key files and configuration files) must be in the IBM-1047 code set, with the exception of the rc files (/etc/ssh/sshrc and ~/.ssh/rc). The rc files are parsed by /bin/sh and should be in the code set of the current locale. Do not use the /etc/ssh/sshrc file if there is a possibility of the users on the system running in different locales.

Restrictions: Some restrictions apply.

OpenSSH does not run in multibyte locales.
The OpenSSH daemon (sshd) must be run in the POSIX C locale (which is the default).

For more information about globalization, see Globalization on z/OS systems.