related issue is what do with the properties file generated in the submit directory.
file pegasus.1798660981747839618.properties
pegasus.1798660981747839618.properties: ASCII text

If we set the LANG. java code (pegasus-rc-client) works fine
2020.05.22 10:22:50.960 PDT: [DEBUG] [Replica Factory] Connect properties detected

{db.url=jdbc:sqlite:/scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-di amond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/blÅckƊiamond㒀㑖-0.replicas.db, db.driver=sqlite}

2020.05.22 10:22:50.964 PDT: [DEBUG] [Replica Factory] Connect properties detected for implementor JDBCRC ->

{db.url=jdbc:sqlite:/scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-diamond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/blÅckƊiamond㒀㑖-0.replicas.db, properties.file=/scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-diamond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/pegasus.1798660981747839618.properties, db.driver=sqlite}

however, python code (pegasus-db-admin) is still confused
2020-05-22 10:22:51,598:DEBUG:Pegasus.tools.properties(245): processing properties file /scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-diamond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/pegasus.1798660981747839618.properties...
2020.05.22 10:22:51.604 PDT: 2020-05-22 10:22:51,598:DEBUG:Pegasus.tools.properties(145): # parsing properties in <_io.TextIOWrapper name='/scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-diamond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/pegasus.1798660981747839618.propert
ies' mode='r' encoding='UTF-8'>...

2020.05.22 10:22:51.698 PDT: 2020-05-22 10:22:51,599:DEBUG:Pegasus.tools.properties(184): #Property being stored is # pegasus.catalog.replica.db.url ==> jdbc:sqlite:/scitech/home/bamboo/001-black-diamond-vanilla-condor-5.0API/work/black-diamond-5.0api-1590163925/blu00C5cku018Aiamondu3480u3456-0.replicas.db

As a result pegasus-db-admin still fails.
So I guess need to force java properties to be UTF-8 also