LI71802: DB2SETUP RUNS IN ENGLISH INSTEAD OF JAPANESE ON LINUX SYSTEMS WITH "LANG" SET TO "JA_JP.UTF-8"

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The db2setup does not recognize default LANG setting
  "ja_JP.UTF-8" on Linux systems like Suse 9 and runs in English
  only.  Also the db2setup's language cannot be overriden using -i
  option like "db2setup -i JP" either.
  

Local fix

• Change the environment variable LANG to ja_JP.utf8 and then run
  the db2setup:
  
  export LANG=ja_JP.utf8
  db2setup
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  Users running db2setup on a Linux system with Japanese language
  setting.
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The db2setup does not recognize default LANG setting
  "ja_JP.UTF-8" on Linux systems like Suse 9 and runs in English
  only.  Also the db2setup's language cannot be overriden using -i
  option like "db2setup -i JP" either.
  
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  The fix delivered in this APAR corrects the detection of the
  language setting. It applies to running the db2setup w/o -i
  option.
  

Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 UDB Version 9, FixPak 2 (s070210).
  

Temporary fix

• See LOCAL FIX.
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 UDB EXE LIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724E4904

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSN

     UP

• R820 PSN

     UP

• R910 PSN

     UP