From: zoe1 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:26:39 +0000 (+0200) Subject: sending key to keyserver troubleshoot option added X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=84f4c9ad25c0d918297acbb8034ce25a73e68a47;p=enc.git sending key to keyserver troubleshoot option added --- diff --git a/en/index.html b/en/index.html index 60992591..3889d1f7 100644 --- a/en/index.html +++ b/en/index.html @@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ If GnuPG is not installed, it will bring up the following result on most GNU/Lin Command 'gpg' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install gnupg. Follow that command and install the program. -
gpg --full-generate-key command not working
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gpg --full-generate-key command not working
Some distributions use a different version of GPG. When you receive an error code that is something along the lines of:gpg: Invalid option "--full-generate-key" , you can try the following commands:
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt install gnupg2
-gpg2 --full-generate-key
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install gnupg2
+gpg2 --full-generate-key
If this resolved the issue, you need to continue to use this the gpg2 identifier instead of gpg throughout the following steps of the guide.
I took too long to create my passphrase
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Troubleshooting

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Sending my key to the keyserver is not working
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Instead of using the general command to upload your key to the keyserver, you can use a more specific command and add the keyserver to your command gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --send-key [key id].
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My key doesn't seem to be working or I get a "permission denied."

Like every other file or folder, gpg keys are subject to permissions. If these are not set correctly, your system may not be accepting your keys. You can follow the next steps to check, and update to the right permissions.

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If you have (for any reason) created your own folders inside ~/.gnupg, you must also additionally apply execute permissions to that folder. Folders require execution privileges to be opened. For more information on permissions, you can check out this detailed information guide.

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