Solaris Advanced Installation Guide

How to Preconfigure Language or Locale Using NIS

As root on the name server, edit the /var/yp/Makefile file.

Add the following text after the other *.time entries.

locale.time:  $(DIR)/locale
        -@if [ -f $(DIR)/locale ]; then \
               sed -e "/^#/d" -e s/#.*$$// $(DIR)/locale \
               | awk '{for (i = 2; i<=NF; i++) print $$i, $$0}' \
               | $(MAKEDBM) - $(YPDBDIR)/$(DOM)/locale.byname; \
               touch locale.time; \
               echo "updated locale"; \
               if [ ! $(NOPUSH) ]; then \
                       $(YPPUSH) locale.byname; \
                       echo "pushed locale"; \
               else \
               : ; \
               fi \
        else \
               echo "couldn't find $(DIR)/locale"; \
        fi

Add locale to the line starting with the word all and add locale: locale.time on a new line.

all: passwd group host ethers networks rpc services protocols netgroup 
bootparams aliases \
timezone locale
locale: locale.time

Create the file /etc/locale and make one entry for each domain or a specific system.
locale domain_name
or
locale system_name
For example, the following line specifies French to be the default language for the worknet.com domain:
fr worknet.com
For example, the following line specifies French Belgium to be the default locale for a system named sherlock:
fr_BE sherlock
See Appendix E, Language and Locale Values for a list of valid language and locale values.

Note -
Not all languages or locales are available on all Solaris CDs. The language or locale you select will be used for installation if it is on the Solaris CD.

Make the maps.
# cd /var/yp; make

Systems specified by domain or individually in the locale map are now set up to use the default language or locale. The default language or locale you've specified will be used during the installation and for the desktop after the system is rebooted.