locale interoperability issues when using ssh from RHEL 6 to OS X 10.8.

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Issue

  • When using ssh between RHEL 6 and OS X 10.8 systems, the following errors are visible when logging into OS X.
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
    LC_ALL = (unset),
    LANG = "en_US.utf8"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

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