system-config-network not working (FC3)

[Rick Stevens]

Jim Dishaw (dishawjp) wrote:
>>Configuration Wizard (or a similar name) under System Tools.
>>
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the response.  I did find "configuration editor" 
> under system tools, but that did not help me in setting up 
> "locale."  I also found "Internet Configuration Wizard" but 
> that died just like "system-config-network" did.  I'm not sure, but isn't that just the menu link to "system-config-network"?  In any event, it won't run, probably 
> due to the fact that my "locale" is improperly configured.
> 
> Issuing the command "locale" as root gives the following output.
> [code]
> [root at eunix ~]# locale
> locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
> locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
> locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
> LC_ALL=
> [root at eunix ~]#
> [/code]
> 
> I think that until I correct that, I will not be able to use 
> those network configuration tools.

Try editing /etc/sysconfig/i18n and make sure it contains these lines:

	LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
	SUPPORTED="en_US.UTF-8:en_US:en"
	SYSFONT="latarcyrheb-sun16"

Then reboot.  That should set you back to the default English locale.
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