--- doc/loncapafiles/langcheck.piml	2017/10/23 23:57:46	1.13
+++ doc/loncapafiles/langcheck.piml	2018/10/27 20:29:22	1.15
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ if ('<DIST />' eq 'sles9' || '<DIST />'
 } elsif ('<DIST />' eq 'fedora18' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora19' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora20' ||
          '<DIST />' eq 'fedora21' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora22' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora23' ||
          '<DIST />' eq 'fedora24' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora25' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora26' ||
-         '<DIST />' eq 'rhes7'    || '<DIST />' eq 'centos7'  || <DIST />' eq 'scientific7') {
+         '<DIST />' eq 'fedora27' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora28' || '<DIST />' eq 'fedora29' ||
+         '<DIST />' eq 'rhes7'    || '<DIST />' eq 'centos7'  || '<DIST />' eq 'scientific7') {
     if (open(PIPE,"cat /etc/locale.conf |grep '^LANG' |")) {
         print "Checking OS language";
         if (&lt;PIPE&gt; =~ /^LANG="en/) {
@@ -75,6 +76,17 @@ if ('<DIST />' eq 'sles9' || '<DIST />'
         }
         close(PIPE);
     }
+} elsif ('<DIST />' eq 'sles15') {
+    if (open(PIPE,"cat /etc/locale.conf |grep '^LANG' |")) {
+        print "Checking OS language";
+        if (&lt;PIPE&gt; =~ /^LANG=en/) {
+            print "... OK\n";
+        } else {
+            print $osmsg.
+                  "It is recommended that you set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 in /etc/locale.conf\n";
+        }
+        close(PIPE);
+    }
 } else {
     if (open(PIPE,"cat /etc/sysconfig/i18n |grep '^LANG' |")) {
         print "Checking OS language";