Fajar Priyanto wrote: > Definitely Ross. I'll tell my friend. Thank you. > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy ^^ > On Aug 6, 2012 8:23 PM, "Ross Cavanagh" <ross.cav at gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> >> wrote: >> >> > I see. Thanks Ross. That makes sense. >> > >> > Sent from Samsung Galaxy ^^ >> > On Aug 6, 2012 8:12 PM, "Ross Cavanagh" <ross.cav at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Ross Cavanagh <ross.cav at gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > You're prompt will reference whatever the hostname is doesn't >> it? >> I'm >> > > > > located in Tokyo, I haven't setup any servers with Japanese >> hostnames >> > > > > actually, but on occasion some filenames are written in >> Japanese. >> > What >> > > is >> > > > > it you wanted to see exactly? It also depends on the keyboard >> setup >> > you >> > > > > have set to the default. Most people in Japan set the keyboard >> to a >> > US >> > > > > style - where they enter romaji, and don't usually enter the >> kana >> > from >> > > > the >> > > > > different keyboard layout. So, you type the roman characters ra >> for >> > > > example >> > > > > to make ら, but there is a Japanese keyboard layout where you can >> type >> > > > the ら >> > > > > character directly - but I never really see that used. >> > > > > >> > > > > So, as far as I know, you'll be using whatever input methods you >> > > actually >> > > > > have on your local system where you're ssh'ing from. So, if you >> > needed >> > > to >> > > > > write Japanese input you'd need some local IME on your >> particular >> > > system. >> > > > >> > > > Hi Ross, thanks for your time. What I want to know is, during the >> > > > initial ssh login. >> > > > Will it display the dialogue fully in Japanese? e.g. >> fajar at 8.8.8.8's >> > > > password: (will it be in Japanese?) >> > > > >> > > > As far as I'm aware, you would be seeing virtually everything in >> > English >> > > as the directory structures are in English. Usually people's home >> > > directories are setup in English, I don't think I've ever come >> across a >> > > user login that does use Japanese actually (not sure if you can - >> > otherwise >> > > your SSH connection you'd have to match you user name - eg. Ross >> would >> be >> > > my katakana name, ロス＠8.8.8.8 - don't even know it's possible). I've >> > worked >> > > at one Japanese company as the only foreigner, and all others >> companies >> > > have been international ones - but everyone uses Roman characters >> for >> > their >> > > logins and not kana or kanji. >> > > >> > > Same with passwords. >> > > >> > > Usually, on systems I've seen in Japan most of the time files and >> folders >> > > are creating using Roman characters for naming (most of the time). >> > Within a >> > > document, of course it could be written 100% in Japanese. Some >> folders >> > and >> > > files can be in Japanese, so it can be hard to navigate through some >> > > directories if you don't have any IME tools for Japanese input. Lots >> of >> > tab >> > > autocomplete and copy and pasting at times - but that's usually >> within >> a >> > > home directory for a user for example. >> > >> > I just quickly started up a CentOS VM to check something... >> >> [root at CENT01 ~]# useradd -m ロス >> useradd: invalid user name 'ロス' >> >> So, looks like it needs to be in Roman characters. >> >> But it appears even I have some issues via my terminal too: >> >> [root at CENT01 ~]# useradd -m ross >> [root at CENT01 ~]# cd /home/ross/ >> [root at CENT01 ross]# touch ロス >> [root at CENT01 ross]# ls >> ?????? >> >> So, my Japanese input isn't being displayed. But I did get a warning >> when I >> SSH'd in about that: >> >> -bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (UTF-8) >> >> Hope that helps. Fajar, please don't top post. And the Japanese not being displayed - the setlocale is your clue: you need to install Japanese language support. mark