# SSH login lanuage error
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [16 November 2017 19:37 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640 "2017-11-16T19:37:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [16 November 2017 19:37 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/1 "2017-11-16T19:37:42Z")
Hi,
Using NanoPi Neo with fresh install of current download version (DietPi\_v145\_NanoPiNEO-armv7-(Jessie)) which has been auto updated to current version.
No software installed. SSH into device using ethernet.
Not much changed in dietpi-config - Canadian English, time zone, LEDs - and I don’t think much else.
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ ssh [root@192.168.1.27](mailto:root@192.168.1.27)
[root@192.168.1.27](mailto:root@192.168.1.27)’s password:
-bash: export: `#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8’: not a valid identifier
[3;J
───────────────────────────────────────
DietPi | 14:31 | Thu 11/16/17
───────────────────────────────────────
V158 | NanoPi Neo (armv7l)
───────────────────────────────────────
IP Address | 192.168.1.27
───────────────────────────────────────
There are some funny characters in the line above the DietPi time - date line too.
Regards,
Gordon Williams
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### Author:  [@Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Fourdee)
#### Post date: [17 November 2017 19:48 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/2 "2017-11-17T19:48:00Z")
> [@Gord\_W](#):
>
> Hi,
>
> Using NanoPi Neo with fresh install of current download version (DietPi\_v145\_NanoPiNEO-armv7-(Jessie)) which has been auto updated to current version.
>
> No software installed. SSH into device using ethernet.
>
> Not much changed in dietpi-config - Canadian English, time zone, LEDs - and I don’t think much else.
>
>
> gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ ssh [root@192.168.1.27](mailto:root@192.168.1.27)
> [root@192.168.1.27](mailto:root@192.168.1.27)’s password:
> -bash: export: `#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8’: not a valid identifier
>
> [3;J
> ───────────────────────────────────────
> DietPi | 14:31 | Thu 11/16/17
> ───────────────────────────────────────
> V158 | NanoPi Neo (armv7l)
> ───────────────────────────────────────
> IP Address | 192.168.1.27
> ───────────────────────────────────────
>
> There are some funny characters in the line above the DietPi time - date line too.
>
> Regards,
> Gordon Williams
Hi Gordon,
Please ensure en\_GB.UTF-8 is installed on the system. Its required by DietPi to ensure all scripts scrape correctly, you can select another default if needed, but en\_GB.UTF-8 must be installed.
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 15:47 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/3 "2017-11-19T15:47:37Z")
I didn’t uninstall en\_GB, just added Canadian English. I will go back and do a fresh install from the start and see if I can repeat the problem.
From the error message, it looked like LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8 was commented out.
Gordon
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### Author:  [@Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Fourdee)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 16:10 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/4 "2017-11-19T16:10:04Z")
> [@Gord\_W](#):
>
> I didn’t uninstall en\_GB, just added Canadian English. I will go back and do a fresh install from the start and see if I can repeat the problem.
>
> From the error message, it looked like LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8 was commented out.
>
> Gordon
Hi Gordon,
Yep, seen the comment, which is strange as the banner script is coded as below:
[https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/blob/master/dietpi/dietpi-banner#L21](https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/blob/master/dietpi/dietpi-banner#L21)
If it happens again, please check which of the following scripts causes the “export” error:
```plaintext
/DietPi/dietpi/login
/DietPi/dietpi/dietpi-banner
```
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 17:50 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/5 "2017-11-19T17:50:59Z")
Now doing a fresh install. During the first run right after after ssh login I get the same funny characters as seen below.
Will check to see what else happens.
Gordon
DietPi-Set\_Hardware
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Mode: preferipversion (auto)
Please wait…
[Ok] preferipversion auto | Completed
[3;J
───────────────────────────────────────
DietPi | 17:45 | Sun 19/11/17
───────────────────────────────────────
V144 | NanoPi Neo (armv7l)
───────────────────────────────────────
IP Address | 192.168.1.10
───────────────────────────────────────
Welcome to DietPi-Software
Edit: by funny characters I mean [3;J
before the [ is a square box with very small printing in it.
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 21:13 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/6 "2017-11-19T21:13:17Z")
With no locale or language change when I log on I get
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ ssh [root@192.168.1.10](mailto:root@192.168.1.10)
[root@192.168.1.10](mailto:root@192.168.1.10)’s password:
[3;J
(same funny characters written to screen on line below PW.)
Next I will change locale and language.
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 21:22 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/7 "2017-11-19T21:22:10Z")
language changed
Generating locales (this might take a while)…
en\_CA.UTF-8… done
en\_GB.UTF-8… done
Generation complete.
[3;J
I guess the box and [3;J are some sort of messed up screen control characters??
Now rebooting …
SHH in
Yes! got it again!
Connection to 192.168.1.10 closed by remote host.
Connection to 192.168.1.10 closed.
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ ssh [root@192.168.1.10](mailto:root@192.168.1.10)
[root@192.168.1.10](mailto:root@192.168.1.10)’s password:
-bash: export: `#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8’: not a valid identifier
[3;J
Now for the files that you asked for …
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 21:44 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/8 "2017-11-19T21:44:06Z")
The only place that I can see LANG in /DietPi/dietpi/login
#Force en\_GB Locale for whole script. Prevents incorrect parsing with non-english locales.
LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
same for /DietPi/dietpi/dietpi-banner
#Force en\_GB Locale for whole script. Prevents incorrect parsing with non-english locales.
LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
The scripts are kind of long to post here and I have already made lots of posts detailing what I have done so that you can hopefully repeat it.
I can send them to you separately.
thanks,
Gordon Williams
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [19 November 2017 21:48 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/9 "2017-11-19T21:48:01Z")
Hmm,
One other thing that may or may not be of interest to you.
root@DietPi:~# locale
LANG=
LANGUAGE=
LC\_CTYPE=“POSIX”
LC\_NUMERIC=“POSIX”
LC\_TIME=“POSIX”
LC\_COLLATE=“POSIX”
LC\_MONETARY=“POSIX”
LC\_MESSAGES=“POSIX”
LC\_PAPER=“POSIX”
LC\_NAME=“POSIX”
LC\_ADDRESS=“POSIX”
LC\_TELEPHONE=“POSIX”
LC\_MEASUREMENT=“POSIX”
LC\_IDENTIFICATION=“POSIX”
LC\_ALL=
That is different than my personal computer.
Gordon
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### Author:  [@Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Fourdee)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 17:17 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/10 "2017-11-20T17:17:37Z")
> [@Gord\_W](#):
>
> Hmm,
> One other thing that may or may not be of interest to you.
>
> root@DietPi:~# locale
> LANG=
> LANGUAGE=
> LC\_CTYPE=“POSIX”
> LC\_NUMERIC=“POSIX”
> LC\_TIME=“POSIX”
> LC\_COLLATE=“POSIX”
> LC\_MONETARY=“POSIX”
> LC\_MESSAGES=“POSIX”
> LC\_PAPER=“POSIX”
> LC\_NAME=“POSIX”
> LC\_ADDRESS=“POSIX”
> LC\_TELEPHONE=“POSIX”
> LC\_MEASUREMENT=“POSIX”
> LC\_IDENTIFICATION=“POSIX”
> LC\_ALL=
>
> That is different than my personal computer.
>
> Gordon
Which SSH client are you running? Seems to be running in POSIX compatibility mode.
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### Author:  [@Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Fourdee)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 17:21 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/11 "2017-11-20T17:21:36Z")
Gordon,
Seems related to SSH client, please see below:
[https://serverfault.com/questions/792252/posix-locale-when-i-use-ssh-with-a-command-line](https://serverfault.com/questions/792252/posix-locale-when-i-use-ssh-with-a-command-line)
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 17:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/12 "2017-11-20T17:35:06Z")
I don’t see why the ssh client on my desktop would change the output of the dietpi locale command.
It is the same as far as I know that I have been using for the last few years in Linux Mint 17.x
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ ssh -V
OpenSSH\_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2.8, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014
Is the output that I’m showing for dietpi what you are expecting for a Nanopi Neo with everything set to POSIX, No Language? I expected to see either en\_CA or en\_GB as these are the languages that are set on the dietpi.
Were you able to find the source file that created the error?
Gordon
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 17:46 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/13 "2017-11-20T17:46:36Z")
> [@Fourdee](#):
>
> Gordon,
>
> Seems related to SSH client, please see below:
> [linux - POSIX locale when I use SSH with a command line - Server Fault](https://serverfault.com/questions/792252/posix-locale-when-i-use-ssh-with-a-command-line)
Hmmm… Aren’t I using the second of the two examples? E.G. the normal ssh method? That gives what should be correct output.
Edit:
OK, found how to test my shell
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
gordon@gordon-linux ~ $ echo $0
bash
I’m using the bash shell on my desktop.
Gordon
Edit2:
Just in case I’m completely out to lunch and I’m miss-understanding you.
root@DietPi:~# echo $0
bash
root@DietPi:~# echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
The dietpi shell is also bash.
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 20:40 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/14 "2017-11-20T20:40:06Z")
A couple of more data points for you to consider:
I’ve tried 2 other computers, one linux and one windows with putty and both give me the -bash: export: `#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8’: not a valid identifier
error just after the PW when sshing in.
Both show POSIX when locale command is used.
Trying to follow through your scripts is beyond my pay grade, so I’m not much help there. Sorry 🤔
This is what is installed on dietpi
root@DietPi:~# locale -a
C
C.UTF-8
POSIX
en\_CA.utf8
en\_GB.utf8
Regards,
Gordon
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 21:19 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/15 "2017-11-20T21:19:20Z")
Dan,
This may or may not be of help.
in
root@DietPi:/etc# cat bash.bashrc
------------- snip -------------------------
else
printf “%s: command not found\n” “$1” \>&2
return 127
fi
}
fi
if [[-f /etc/bash.bashrc.custom]]; then
. /etc/bash.bashrc.custom
fi
export $(cat /etc/default/locale | grep LANG=)
#DietPi Additions
alias sudo=‘sudo ’ # [https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/424](https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/424)
alias dietpi-process\_tool=’/DietPi/dietpi/dietpi-process\_tool’
alias dietpi-letsencrypt=‘/DietPi/dietpi/dietpi-letsencrypt’
----------------- snip --------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.
note double brackets in
if [[-f /etc/bash.bashrc.custom]]; then
That section is new and wasn’t in an earlier version of dietpi that I was using.
1. export $(cat /etc/default/locale | grep LANG=)
takes us to
# File generated by update-locale
LANGUAGE=en\_GB.UTF-8
#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
LC\_MESSAGES=en\_GB.UTF-8
You will note that the #LANG line is the line that is barfing during the login process.
What should I try?
Regards,
Gordon
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### Author:  [@Gord\_W](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Gord_W)
#### Post date: [20 November 2017 22:09 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/ssh-login-lanuage-error/1640/16 "2017-11-20T22:09:33Z")
Dan,
I uncommented the
#LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
above and rebooted
now locale shows
root@DietPi:~# locale
LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC\_CTYPE=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_NUMERIC=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_TIME=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_COLLATE=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_MONETARY=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_MESSAGES=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_PAPER=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_NAME=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_ADDRESS=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_TELEPHONE=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_MEASUREMENT=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_IDENTIFICATION=“en\_GB.UTF-8”
LC\_ALL=
The characters in dietpi-software have been fixed too.
Running update-locale doesn’t comment the LANG out again:
root@DietPi:~# update-locale
root@DietPi:~# cat /etc/default/locale
# File generated by update-locale
LANGUAGE=en\_GB.UTF-8
LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8
LC\_MESSAGES=en\_GB.UTF-8
So there is a bug somewhere either in the setup or the files that are downloaded as this happen twice on fresh installs.
Not sure why it is en\_GB rather than en\_CA which was installed. How do I get en\_CA ?
Gordon