unreadable code under /var/adm/message file

UltraSoul · 05-08-2007, 03:19 AM

1> System configuration

Sun-Blade-100 + Solaris 10 1/06 + 118833-24
LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8

2> Always got the following unreadable error under /var/adm/messages file. Any ideas about how to fix the problem.

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Mar 12 08:30:48 t04 gconfd (ultrasoul-851): [ID 702911 user.warning] \343\202\275\343\203\274\343\202\271 "xml:readonly:/e
tc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" \343\201\256\350\252\255\343\201\277\350\276\274\343\201\277\343\201\253\345\244\261\346\225\2
27\343\201\227\343\201\276\343\201\227\343\201\237: \345\244\261\346\225\227: \343\203\242\343\202\270\343\203\245\343\203\2
74\343\203\253 'xml' \343\202\252\343\203\274\343\203\227\343\203\263\343\202\250\343\203\251\343\203\274: ld.so.1: gconfd-2
: \351\207\215\345\244\247\343\201\252\343\202\250\343\203\251\343\203\274: \345\206\215\351\205\215\347\275\256\343\202\250
\343\203\251\343\203\274: \343\203\225\343\202\241\343\202\244\343\203\253 /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0: \343\202\267\343\203\26
3\343\203\234\343\203\253 g_atomic_pointer_get: \345\217\202\347\205\247\343\202\267\343\203\263\343\203\234\343\203\253\343
\201\214\350\246\213\343\201\244\343\201\213\343\202\212\343\201\276\343\201\233\343\202\223\343\200 \202
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jlliagre · 05-08-2007, 07:30 AM

This seems to be an UTF-8 encoded japanese message.

Not that I can understand it but here is what I got:

Code:

$ printf "\343\202\275\343\203\274\343\202\271\n"
ソース

UltraSoul · 05-08-2007, 08:58 AM

I wonder whether there is a method to log the Japanese message to /var/adm/messages file. Otherwise, I must use printf to see it.

Pls help, Thank you.

jlliagre · 05-08-2007, 11:45 AM

What is your default encoding / locale ?

Code:

grep -v "^#" /etc/default/init

UltraSoul · 05-08-2007, 08:38 PM

#cat /etc/default/init
#
# Copyright 1992, 1999-2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
# Use is subject to license terms.
#
#ident "@(#)init.dfl 1.7 02/12/03 SMI"
#
# This file is /etc/default/init. /etc/TIMEZONE is a symlink to this file.
# This file looks like a shell script, but it is not. To maintain
# compatibility with old versions of /etc/TIMEZONE, some shell constructs
# (i.e., export commands) are allowed in this file, but are ignored.
#
# Lines of this file should be of the form VAR=value, where VAR is one of
# TZ, LANG, CMASK, or any of the LC_* environment variables. value may
# be enclosed in double quotes (") or single quotes (').
#
TZ=Japan
CMASK=022

jlliagre · 05-09-2007, 01:07 AM

Why didn't you run the command I posted that is stripping out the comments ?

Anyway, you do not set the locale and encoding in this file so I believe the system defaults to 7 bit ASCII.

Try adding this line in the init file:

Code:

LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8

The change will be picked at next reboot.

UltraSoul · 05-09-2007, 01:43 AM

I have tried to use printf and suceeded to see these unreadable Japanese per your first solution before I posted my previous thread. Then, I want to know whether there is a method to directly log Japanese to /var/adm/messages.

You have provided the solution to me, It works fine, Thank you very much.

jlliagre · 05-09-2007, 01:30 PM

Reading your last answer, I'm unsure you noticed my suggestion about setting the default LANG variable.

UltraSoul · 05-09-2007, 08:42 PM

I have added the entry of "LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8" to /etc/default/init and reboot system per your suggestion, It works fine.