Index: upstart.mythtv-backend.conf
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--- upstart.mythtv-backend.conf (revision 23766)
+++ upstart.mythtv-backend.conf (working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#
+# Rename this file to:
+#
+#    /etc/init/mythtv-backend.conf
+####################################################################
 # MythTV Backend service
 
 description     "MythTV Backend"
@@ -13,5 +18,6 @@
         USER=mythtv
         ARGS="--logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --user $USER"
         test -f /etc/default/mythtv-backend && . /etc/default/mythtv-backend || true
-        /usr/bin/mythbackend $ARGS
+        test -f /etc/default/locale && . /etc/default/locale || true
+        LANG=$LANG LC_ALL=$LANG /usr/bin/mythbackend $ARGS
 end script