--- functions	2011-11-28 08:26:50.061690578 +0100
+++ functions.new	2011-11-28 08:40:47.697456890 +0100
@@ -601,7 +601,11 @@
 		parse_envfile /etc/locale.conf "${localevars[@]}"
 	fi
 else
-	export LANG=C
+	if [[ $DAEMON_LOCALE = [nN][oO] ]]; then
+		export LANG=C
+	else
+		export LANG=${DAEMON_LOCALE:-C}
+		
 fi
 
 # set colors