[mrtg] Re: env var problem

[Steve Shipway]

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>ERROR: Mrtg will most likely not work propperly when the environment
>       variable LANG is set to UTF-8. Please run mrtg in an environment
>       where this is not the case:
>
>       env LANG=C /usr/local/mrtg-2/bin/mrtg ...
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Everyone else is probably busy counting to 10 before they flame you for not
reading the FAQ, so I'll quickly step in to answer, before you all come out
medium-rare:

This means exactly what it says!  MRTG needs the environment variable LANG
set to the value 'C' on your UNIX system, which is probably a Redhat 8 or 9
Linux box that defaults to UTF-8.

If you are using bourne shell, then call it with the 'LANG=C' in front of
it, as in the example, to set this variable.  We have the same problem here,
so my periodic cheallscript that calls MRTG sets this variable first.

Steve

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