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Oracle Linux: Modifying KVM Guest Configuration via KVM Host Cockpit UI Fails: ERROR 'utf-8' codec can't encode characters ... (Doc ID 3056236.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 8.10 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

An Oracle Linux 8 (OL8) Cockpit-enabled system serves as a KVM host.
The KVM host uses a non-English based language.
Attempting to modify the configuration of a KVM guest via the Cockpit web browser interface of the KVM host fails with the following error:

Cause

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