Can't sign commits with git
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I'm trying to set up git to sign all of my commits. GPG works fine for me by itself, as does git. However, when I enable commit signing in git, it doesn't work at all and throws this error:
can't read "old_author": no such variable
can't read "old_author": no such variable
while executing
"commit_author_reset $old_author"
(procedure "commit_committree" line 66)
invoked from within
"commit_committree file9 c7498b3c51335cb1ae453588aa44d7fc442d5b9f .git/GITGUI_EDITMSG"
I have the following config values set in git:
commit.gpgsign=true
gpg.program=gpg
user.signingkey=XXXXXXXX
git gnupg
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
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I'm trying to set up git to sign all of my commits. GPG works fine for me by itself, as does git. However, when I enable commit signing in git, it doesn't work at all and throws this error:
can't read "old_author": no such variable
can't read "old_author": no such variable
while executing
"commit_author_reset $old_author"
(procedure "commit_committree" line 66)
invoked from within
"commit_committree file9 c7498b3c51335cb1ae453588aa44d7fc442d5b9f .git/GITGUI_EDITMSG"
I have the following config values set in git:
commit.gpgsign=true
gpg.program=gpg
user.signingkey=XXXXXXXX
git gnupg
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line usinggit commit -m "test"also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put underuser.signingkey?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32
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I'm trying to set up git to sign all of my commits. GPG works fine for me by itself, as does git. However, when I enable commit signing in git, it doesn't work at all and throws this error:
can't read "old_author": no such variable
can't read "old_author": no such variable
while executing
"commit_author_reset $old_author"
(procedure "commit_committree" line 66)
invoked from within
"commit_committree file9 c7498b3c51335cb1ae453588aa44d7fc442d5b9f .git/GITGUI_EDITMSG"
I have the following config values set in git:
commit.gpgsign=true
gpg.program=gpg
user.signingkey=XXXXXXXX
git gnupg
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
I'm trying to set up git to sign all of my commits. GPG works fine for me by itself, as does git. However, when I enable commit signing in git, it doesn't work at all and throws this error:
can't read "old_author": no such variable
can't read "old_author": no such variable
while executing
"commit_author_reset $old_author"
(procedure "commit_committree" line 66)
invoked from within
"commit_committree file9 c7498b3c51335cb1ae453588aa44d7fc442d5b9f .git/GITGUI_EDITMSG"
I have the following config values set in git:
commit.gpgsign=true
gpg.program=gpg
user.signingkey=XXXXXXXX
git gnupg
git gnupg
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
asked Mar 30 '18 at 16:54
takratakra
1063
1063
What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line usinggit commit -m "test"also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put underuser.signingkey?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32
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What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line usinggit commit -m "test"also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put underuser.signingkey?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32
What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line using
git commit -m "test" also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line using
git commit -m "test" also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put under
user.signingkey?– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put under
user.signingkey?– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32
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What is the exact command you typed in to sign the commit?
– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 16:55
@rlee827 I use git gui and just click commit. However, committing from the command line using
git commit -m "test"also fails with the less descriptive "error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object"– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 16:58
Which part of the GPG key ID did you put under
user.signingkey?– rlee827
Mar 30 '18 at 17:11
@rlee827 first 8 digits of fingerprint
– takra
Mar 30 '18 at 20:24
I had the similar error and the reason was the key expired. You may need to regenerate the key. Maybe it should be reported in git to fix the message.
– Vladimir
Jan 16 at 12:32