[Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings

Wed Jul 21 22:23:39 UTC 2010

Which version of OpenSim are you folks running?  I'm actually rather disappointed to hear that the en_US localization 
still needs to be forced - I thought we had resolved those problems.

It might be that the forthcoming 0.7 will no longer require this if the relevant changes didn't make it into 0.6.9.

On 21/07/10 23:20, Marck wrote:
> As I have already mentioned in a previous posting, calling OpenSim.exe
> directly with the runas command does not work for me. I am required to
> use an intermediate batch script.
>
> If your computer is not part of a domain, you can even leave out the
> "PCNAME" part with the /user option, Windows will add the name
> automatically.
>
> And by the way, the /savecred option does not work for the Home editions
> of Windows XP but only for Windows XP Professional. (I don't know how it
> is with the various newer versions of Windows.)
>
> James k wrote:
>>
>>
>> Sorry everyone, i messed up the previous example, here it is corrected
>> and my opensim directory is on my C: drive, if you have your opensim
>> directory on another drive/folder structure then amend the path in the
>> last set of quotes:
>>
>>
>> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:DOMAIN\account /savecred
>> "C:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>>
>> if you are using a PC that not part of a domain and is just a pc on a
>> local network you can use:
>>
>> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred
>> "C:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>>
>> or
>>
>> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred "path to
>> opensim.exe"
>>
>> The "/savecred" section will remember the password on the account if you
>> have one which will save you from having to enter it each time you run
>> the shortcut.
>>
>> If someone could confirm that this works for them that would be great
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> James
>> From: j_jamesk at hotmail.com
>> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:11:34 +0100
>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>>
>>
>> As promised, here is the target path to use in you windows shortcut:
>>
>> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:DOMAIN\account /savecred
>> "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe"
>>
>> if you are using a PC that not part of a domain and is just a pc on a
>> local network you can use:
>>
>> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred
>> "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe"
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> James
>>
>> > From: j_jamesk at hotmail.com
>> > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:55:50 +0100
>> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>> >
>> > When I get into my office I will post the full path from one of my
>> shortcuts
>> > I have setup, its possible that I may have missed someone.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> > [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>> > Sent: 20 July 2010 20:41
>> > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>> >
>> > Thanks for the hint. Unfortunately, I am not able to start OpenSim.exe
>> > directly with
>> >
>> > runas /user:DOMAIN\ACCOUNT "PATH TO OpenSim.EXE"
>> >
>> > To make it work, I am required to use a batch script and call that
>> script
>> > with "runas". Could this be a specialty with .NET applications?
>> (Just in
>> > case this might be a useful info for explaining this: I am using
>> Windows XP
>> > Home SP 3, 32 bit.)
>> >
>> > The batch script I use looks like this:
>> >
>> > @echo off
>> > cd /d C:\OpenSim\bin
>> > OpenSim
>> >
>> >
>> > j_jamesk wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Just to add to this, you could create a shortcut on your desktop
>> and for
>> > the
>> > > target use:
>> > >
>> > > runas /user:DOMAIN\ACCOUNT "PATH TO EXE"
>> > > Example: runas /user:home\james "c:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>> > >
>> > > So in future you can just double click your icon and it does the
>> "run as"
>> > > automatically for you.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> > > [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>> > > Sent: 20 July 2010 11:14
>> > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>> > >
>> > > Thank you for this idea. It works great. I added a related info to
>> the
>> > > OpenSimulator wiki at http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies
>> > >
>> > > j_jamesk wrote:
>> > >> Not sure if this would work but what about create a windows user
>> account
>> > >> with the correct environmental settings then using the "run as"
>> to run
>> > the
>> > >> opensim.exe as that user
>> > >>
>> > >> James
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> > >> [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>> > >> Sent: 19 July 2010 15:58
>> > >> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> > >> Subject: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>> > >>
>> > >> An issue reported in Mantis
>> > >> (http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=4877) made me aware
>> of the
>> > >> requirement to run OpenSimulator with English regional settings (in
>> > >> particular, the decimal point must be an actual point, which is
>> not the
>> > > case
>> > >> for many non-angloamerican countries). I know how to do this for
>> > > particular
>> > >> applications on Linux (it is also mentioned in that issue report).
>> > >>
>> > >> On Windows, I do not want to switch my whole environment to a
>> foreign
>> > >> regional setting just for OpenSimulator. How do I change this
>> setting for
>> > > a
>> > >> single application only?
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