Specifying the locale of the Portal for ArcGIS account

To ensure that Portal for ArcGIS is configured properly for your locale, you should specify the Portal for ArcGIS account to use the locale of your machine. To get started, see the steps below.

Specifying the locale on Windows

On Windows, the Portal for ArcGIS account can be running as the Local System account or a different account, such as a local or domain user. Depending on how the account is configured, the instructions for specifying the locale will vary. Follow the steps in the sections below to get started. To learn more about the account, see The Portal for ArcGIS account.

If the account is running as Local System

Steps:

1. Log in to the machine hosting Portal for ArcGIS with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Open the Control Panel and click Region and Language.
3. Click the Formats tab and change the Format drop-down menu to the language you prefer.
4. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab and change the display to the desired language.
5. Click the Administrative tab and change the system locale to the desired language. Click Copy settings.
6. Enable the Welcome screen and system accounts option. Click OK.
7. Click Apply and click OK.

If the account is running as a local or domain user

Steps:

1. Log in to the machine hosting your portal as the Portal for ArcGIS account.
2. Open the Control Panel and click Region and Language.
3. Click the Formats tab and change the Format drop-down menu to the language you prefer.
4. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab and change the display to the desired language.
5. Click the Administrative tab and change the system locale to the desired language. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.

Specifying the locale on Linux

On Linux, the account that was used to install the software is known as the Portal for ArcGIS account. To specify the locale of the account, follow the steps below.

Steps:

1. Log in to the machine hosting your portal as the Portal for ArcGIS account.
2. Navigate to /etc/sysconfig and open the i18n file in a text editor as root.
3. Modify the LANG variable to specify the desired language and country code.
4. Save and close the i18n file.
5. Log out and log back in to the machine as the Portal for ArcGIS account to verify the changes were applied correctly.