Why does the error "-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied" Occurs while switching user accounts?

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Issue

  • While watching the user accounts following errors are encountered.
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_COLLATE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_MESSAGES: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_NUMERIC: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_TIME: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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