[Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings

Thu Jul 22 08:18:21 UTC 2010

I think its more related to this mantis

http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=3522

Some People still having this Bug. Not me As i have set my Server to US locale..

Best regards

Am 22.07.2010 um 08:05 schrieb Marck <marck00 at nexgo.de>:

> I see this requirement for an English locale in both 0.6.9-post-fixes and the current 0.7 development code. This requirement is apparently not considered a bug, as implicated by the resolution of Mantis issue #4877 (http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=4877).
> 
> Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>> 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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