Unable to save or create filenames with Chinese characters.

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Issue

  • Unable to create or save filenames with Chinese characters. Below error occurs while doing so
[root@example src]# touch 你好
The item could not be renamed.
The name "你好" is not valid. Please use a different name.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x.

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