- /* Remove variables from the inherited set that are part of
- * the container interface:
- * http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface */
- strv_remove_prefix(m->environment, "container=");
- strv_remove_prefix(m->environment, "container_");
+ if (m->running_as == SYSTEMD_SYSTEM) {
+ /* The system manager always starts with a clean
+ * environment for its children. It does not import
+ * the kernel or the parents exported variables.
+ *
+ * The initial passed environ is untouched to keep
+ * /proc/self/environ valid; it is used for tagging
+ * the init process inside containers. */
+ m->environment = strv_new(path, NULL);
+
+ /* Import locale variables LC_*= from configuration */
+ locale_setup(&m->environment);
+ } else
+ /* The user manager passes its own environment
+ * along to its children. */
+ m->environment = strv_copy(environ);