=== modified file 'paramiko/sftp_server.py'
--- paramiko/sftp_server.py	2008-03-23 02:36:16 +0000
+++ paramiko/sftp_server.py	2008-05-07 16:29:50 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import os
 import errno
+import locale
 
 from Crypto.Hash import MD5, SHA
 from paramiko.common import *
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     Use L{Transport.set_subsystem_handler} to activate this class.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, channel, name, server, sftp_si=SFTPServerInterface, *largs, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, channel, name, server, sftp_si=SFTPServerInterface, language=None, *largs, **kwargs):
         """
         The constructor for SFTPServer is meant to be called from within the
         L{Transport} as a subsystem handler.  C{server} and any additional
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@
         @param sftp_si: a subclass of L{SFTPServerInterface} to use for handling
             individual requests.
         @type sftp_si: class
+        @param language: RFC 1766-compliant language code; errors given to the
+            client should be in this language.
+        @type language: str
         """
         BaseSFTP.__init__(self)
         SubsystemHandler.__init__(self, channel, name, server)
@@ -73,6 +77,11 @@
         self.file_table = { }
         self.folder_table = { }
         self.server = sftp_si(server, *largs, **kwargs)
+        if language == None:
+            language = locale.getlocale()[0]
+        if language in (None, 'C'):
+            language = ''
+        self.language = language
         
     def _log(self, level, msg):
         super(SFTPServer, self)._log(level, "[chan " + self.sock.get_name() + "] " + msg)
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@
                 desc = SFTP_DESC[code]
             except IndexError:
                 desc = 'Unknown'
-        self._response(request_number, CMD_STATUS, code, desc)
+        self._response(request_number, CMD_STATUS, code, desc, self.language)
 
     def _open_folder(self, request_number, path):
         resp = self.server.list_folder(path)