Non-English locales

For Security Verify Access software, we can specify localized behavior by setting the required locale.

Different operating systems often encode text in different ways. For example, Windows operating systems use SJIS (code page 932) for Japanese text while AIX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems often use eucJP.

However, be aware of the following issues when we are running the pdadmin utility in a non-English locale.

• On Windows operating systems, we can enter commands to pdadmin through a command file argument. The command file must be encoded in the system's local (ANSI) code page. For example:

  C:> pdadmin -a sec_master -p password cmds.text

You determines the local code page of the system by viewing the value of the Nls/CodePage/ACP key in the Windows registry. Files created by standard Windows editing tools (such as Notepad or WordPad) are encoded in this way.

On AIX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems, we must run the pdadmin command in the same locale that was used to create the command file.

On Windows operating systems, we can enter commands to pdadmin by redirecting a command file. The command file must be encoded in a Microsoft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) code page. The OEM code page corresponds to the active code page in the command window in which the pdadmin command is run. For example:

C:> pdadmin -a sec_master -p password < cmds.text

The active code page can be determined by issuing the chcp command in the pdadmin command window.

Alternatively, we can redirect a file that is encoded in the local code page of the system. However, we must change the active code page of the command window to correspond to the encoding of the file. Change the active code page of the window using the chcp command. For example, entering the command chcp 1252 changes the active code page to the ANSI code page for Western Europe and the United States.

On AIX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems, we must run the pdadmin command in the same locale that was used to create the redirected command file.

Security Verify Access data that is created in one locale might not display correctly on a system configured to another locale. Whether data displays correctly depends on the configuration of the second system. For example, correct display depends on what the current locale is, and Whether the necessary code pages and fonts are installed.

Parent topic: pdadmin commands