I am unable to generate a gpg key through the keyring program
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Whenever I try to generate a gpg key through the system's GPG program, it asks for my name, email, and password then everything except for the GPG program's main window disappears.
Upon using gpg key-gen
gpg: can't open `/home/jesse/.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: WARNING: some OpenPGP programs can't handle a DSA key with this digest size
+++++++++++++++..++++++++++...+++++++++++++++.+++++..+++++.+++++.++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..+++++.++++++++++++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++.+++++...+++++>+++++...+++++++++++++++++++++++++..+++++++++++++++>.+++++>+++++................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................>.+++++.................................................................................................................+++++
Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give
the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 300 more bytes)
gpg: no writable public keyring found: eof
Key generation failed: eof
gpg: note: random_seed file not updated
security email gnupg keyrings
asked Jun 14 '14 at 12:43
KI4JGTKI4JGT
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Whenever I try to generate a gpg key through the system's GPG program, it asks for my name, email, and password then everything except for the GPG program's main window disappears.
Upon using gpg key-gen
gpg: can't open `/home/jesse/.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: WARNING: some OpenPGP programs can't handle a DSA key with this digest size
+++++++++++++++..++++++++++...+++++++++++++++.+++++..+++++.+++++.++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..+++++.++++++++++++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++.+++++...+++++>+++++...+++++++++++++++++++++++++..+++++++++++++++>.+++++>+++++................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................>.+++++.................................................................................................................+++++
Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give
the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 300 more bytes)
gpg: no writable public keyring found: eof
Key generation failed: eof
gpg: note: random_seed file not updated
security email gnupg keyrings
asked Jun 14 '14 at 12:43
KI4JGTKI4JGT
83741834
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Whenever I try to generate a gpg key through the system's GPG program, it asks for my name, email, and password then everything except for the GPG program's main window disappears.
Upon using gpg key-gen
gpg: can't open `/home/jesse/.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: WARNING: some OpenPGP programs can't handle a DSA key with this digest size
+++++++++++++++..++++++++++...+++++++++++++++.+++++..+++++.+++++.++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..+++++.++++++++++++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++.+++++...+++++>+++++...+++++++++++++++++++++++++..+++++++++++++++>.+++++>+++++................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................>.+++++.................................................................................................................+++++
Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give
the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 300 more bytes)
gpg: no writable public keyring found: eof
Key generation failed: eof
gpg: note: random_seed file not updated
security email gnupg keyrings
asked Jun 14 '14 at 12:43
KI4JGTKI4JGT
83741834
Whenever I try to generate a gpg key through the system's GPG program, it asks for my name, email, and password then everything except for the GPG program's main window disappears.
Upon using gpg key-gen
gpg: can't open `/home/jesse/.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: WARNING: some OpenPGP programs can't handle a DSA key with this digest size
+++++++++++++++..++++++++++...+++++++++++++++.+++++..+++++.+++++.++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..+++++.++++++++++++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++.+++++...+++++>+++++...+++++++++++++++++++++++++..+++++++++++++++>.+++++>+++++................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................>.+++++.................................................................................................................+++++
Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give
the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 300 more bytes)
gpg: no writable public keyring found: eof
Key generation failed: eof
gpg: note: random_seed file not updated
security email gnupg keyrings
security email gnupg keyrings
asked Jun 14 '14 at 12:43
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asked Jun 14 '14 at 12:43
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For me, deleting the .gnugpg folder helped:
sudo rm -rf ~/.gnugpg
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
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That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
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Permissions might be wrong after you ran gpg from root, making it impossible to modify one/some of the files as ordinary user "joey".
find ~/.gnupg -type d -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 700 {} ;
find ~/.gnupg -type f -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 600 {} ;
In case case you don't want to delete any existing keys, this will be helpful.
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
Craig HicksCraig Hicks
22017
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For me, deleting the .gnugpg folder helped:
sudo rm -rf ~/.gnugpg
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
add a comment |
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For me, deleting the .gnugpg folder helped:
sudo rm -rf ~/.gnugpg
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
add a comment |
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For me, deleting the .gnugpg folder helped:
sudo rm -rf ~/.gnugpg
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
For me, deleting the .gnugpg folder helped:
sudo rm -rf ~/.gnugpg
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
answered Mar 12 '16 at 7:19
alkamidalkamid
205138
205138
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
add a comment |
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
That is what eventually worked for me. I must have forgotten to come back and put the answer here. Thank you for your response.
– KI4JGT
Mar 12 '16 at 19:49
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
This didn't worked for me on 17.10
– Danny van der Knaap
Nov 15 '17 at 8:18
add a comment |
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Permissions might be wrong after you ran gpg from root, making it impossible to modify one/some of the files as ordinary user "joey".
find ~/.gnupg -type d -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 700 {} ;
find ~/.gnupg -type f -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 600 {} ;
In case case you don't want to delete any existing keys, this will be helpful.
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
Craig HicksCraig Hicks
22017
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Permissions might be wrong after you ran gpg from root, making it impossible to modify one/some of the files as ordinary user "joey".
find ~/.gnupg -type d -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 700 {} ;
find ~/.gnupg -type f -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 600 {} ;
In case case you don't want to delete any existing keys, this will be helpful.
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
Craig HicksCraig Hicks
22017
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Permissions might be wrong after you ran gpg from root, making it impossible to modify one/some of the files as ordinary user "joey".
find ~/.gnupg -type d -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 700 {} ;
find ~/.gnupg -type f -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 600 {} ;
In case case you don't want to delete any existing keys, this will be helpful.
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
Craig HicksCraig Hicks
22017
Permissions might be wrong after you ran gpg from root, making it impossible to modify one/some of the files as ordinary user "joey".
find ~/.gnupg -type d -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 700 {} ;
find ~/.gnupg -type f -exec sudo chown joey:joey {} ; -exec chmod 600 {} ;
In case case you don't want to delete any existing keys, this will be helpful.
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
Craig HicksCraig Hicks
22017
answered Jan 18 at 2:11
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