Hi, On a fresh CentOS 7 installation using Français/France as regional parameters in the installer, here's what localectl looks like: [microlinux at linuxbox ~]$ localectl System Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 VC Keymap: ch-fr X11 Layout: ch X11 Variant: fr Now I'd like to have my system messages in english. So I set the system language accordingly: $ sudo localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.utf8 Things seem to look OK now: [microlinux at linuxbox ~]$ localectl System Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8 VC Keymap: ch-fr X11 Layout: ch X11 Variant: fr Except when I display my LANG variable, it's still fr_FR.UTF-8 for normal users... but en_US.utf8 for root. This looks like inconsistent or buggy behavior to me. Any suggestions on how to change the default system locale LANG so that it's en_US.utf8 for everybody *without* having to jump through burning loops and putting it in everybody's ~/.bashrc ? Cheers, Niki -- Microlinux - Solutions informatiques durables 7, place de l'église - 30730 Montpezat Site : https://www.microlinux.fr Blog : https://blog.microlinux.fr Mail : info at microlinux.fr Tél. : 04 66 63 10 32 Mob. : 06 51 80 12 12