Description of problem: $SYSFONTACM is used instead of $UNIMAP to load a unicode font map According to /usr/share/doc/initscripts-8.45.30/sysconfig.txt for settings in /etc/sysconfig/i18n file the 'UNIMAP=' is a unicode font map which applied via setfont's -u option and 'SYSFONTACM=' is a console map which applied via setfont's -m option. But in /sbin/setsysfont script and in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh (and in /etc/profile.d/lang.csh) the call of unicode_start is done as stated: unicode_start $SYSFONT $SYSFONTACM The second parameter passed to unicode_start script is used for setfont's -u option. Because of all this if one wishes to load an old non-unicode font lacked a built-in unicode font map he/she need to set the SYSFONTACM variable to specify a unicode-to-font mapping table instead of UNIMAP as should be used according to information from /usr/share/doc/initscripts-8.45.30/sysconfig.txt. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): initscripts-8.45.30-2
Fixed upstream at http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=initscripts.git;a=commitdiff;h=efccfcbc5dc39ef1944ef5d2e3739909831f353b
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An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0075.html