Unable to connect to mongo on Ubuntu 16.04 using command 'mongo'

Question

When I try to connect to mongo using command 'mongo' i am getting the following exception
```
Failed global initialization: BadValue Invalid or no user locale set.
Please ensure LANG and/or LC_* environment variables are set correctly.
```

Karthik Divi · Accepted Answer

Run the following command before connecting to mongo-shell
```sh
export LC_ALL=C
```

Unable to connect to mongo on Ubuntu 16.04 using command 'mongo'

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