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diff --git a/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_2_adfa582d611ca501e21110282df07315._comment b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_2_adfa582d611ca501e21110282df07315._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8e2753530 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_2_adfa582d611ca501e21110282df07315._comment @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="hyperio" + ip="62.31.92.216" + subject="Still not working" + date="2014-05-17T12:22:17Z" + content=""" +Thank you for your reply. I copied over the public key from computer 2 to computer 1 and tried to add it using git annex enableremote box.com keyid+=[keyid]. I am then asked for the passphrase for my private key on computer 1. Afterwards I am asked for the passphrase for the private key on computer 2... why? Obviously I don't have it so I get + +gpg: can't query passphrase in batch mode +gpg: decryption failed: secret key not available + +git-annex: user error (gpg [\"--quiet\",\"--trust-model\",\"always\",\"--batch\",\"--decrypt\"] exited 2) + +Why would I need computer 2's secret key? Or I might just get it completely wrong. +Also, can the passphrase be remembered somewhere, so that I can use the assistant? (otherwise I think it won't work, because I would have to type the passphrase at every synchronisation attempt). + +Sorry for my confusion, thanks for your support. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_3_eac16bf98a6e87461ba2f3ab7e990b2b._comment b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_3_eac16bf98a6e87461ba2f3ab7e990b2b._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..692b307b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_3_eac16bf98a6e87461ba2f3ab7e990b2b._comment @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="216.145.95.162" + subject="comment 3" + date="2014-05-17T17:02:15Z" + content=""" +I dont think it's possible for gpg to prompt for a passphrase when all it has is a public key, so I think you copied the private key too. + +gpg agents can cache your passphrase. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_6_097f52aaf178340b3abb5bfc80f0d447._comment b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_6_097f52aaf178340b3abb5bfc80f0d447._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..93fa8b5b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Special_remote_public_key_encryption_issue/comment_6_097f52aaf178340b3abb5bfc80f0d447._comment @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="hyperio" + ip="62.31.92.216" + subject="Still not working" + date="2014-05-17T17:25:39Z" + content=""" +I exported the public key on computer 2 with gpg --armor --export [keyid] and just imported it on computer 1... +"""]] |