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author | 2012-08-17 07:30:43 +0000 | |
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committer | 2012-08-17 07:30:43 +0000 | |
commit | 67c7777009bae3512126d6293f203ba0116be08d (patch) | |
tree | 604fa1ed634610153cc12ad4db603ab04f1cc447 /doc/bugs/gpg_needs_--use-agent.mdwn | |
parent | 96bc6ce883b2d7052ef144dae9b2987edc55d37e (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/gpg_needs_--use-agent.mdwn b/doc/bugs/gpg_needs_--use-agent.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3d0427eab --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/gpg_needs_--use-agent.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +git-annex gpg encryption fails here when GPG_AGENT_INFO is set, it needs to be supplied --use-agent to work. + +Output from git-annex: +copy file (to origin...) (gpg) gpg: can't query passphrase in batch mode +gpg: decryption failed: secret key not available +Command gpg ["--batch","--no-tty","--quiet","--trust-model","always","--decrypt"] failed; exit code 2 + +git-annex: user error (Command gpg ["--batch","--no-tty","--quiet","--trust-model","always","--decrypt"] failed; exit code 2) +failed + +Reproduced on command-line: +[0 zerodogg@browncoats ~]$ echo test > testfile +[0 zerodogg@browncoats ~]$ gpg -e testfile +[0 zerodogg@browncoats ~]$ gpg --batch --no-tty --quiet --trust-model always --decrypt testfile.gpg +gpg: can't query passphrase in batch mode +gpg: decryption failed: secret key not available +[2 zerodogg@browncoats ~]$ gpg --use-agent --batch --no-tty --quiet --trust-model always --decrypt testfile.gpg +test +[0 zerodogg@browncoats ~]$ + +A patch to fix this issue: + + +From 77cb02d15245e9ad6e127388adcda960000fb3b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Eskild Hustvedt <code@zerodogg.org> +Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:21:44 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH] Explicitly enable agent to ensure decryption works + +Otherwise gpg will fail when GPG_AGENT_INFO is set in certain cases. +--- + Utility/Gpg.hs | 2 +- + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) + +diff --git a/Utility/Gpg.hs b/Utility/Gpg.hs +index e13afe5..c28b209 100644 +--- a/Utility/Gpg.hs ++++ b/Utility/Gpg.hs +@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdParams params = do + b <- getEnv "GPG_BATCH" + let batch = if isNothing e && isNothing b + then [] +- else ["--batch", "--no-tty"] ++ else ["--batch", "--no-tty", "--use-agent"] + return $ batch ++ defaults ++ toCommand params + where + -- be quiet, even about checking the trustdb +-- +1.7.10.4 |