gpg-agent was already on the system, which I have also been able to reboot.
Unfortunately, gpg-agent didn't seem to solve the problem. I used it once successfully, but every other time I tried the transfer would never start. Also I had to use gpg2 to access the agent. I noticed, even when I did not use the agent, I would not always get prompts for sudo and/or gpg. I expect the responses are cached for at least a brief time. I also tried ross@markov:~$ mkfifo rendevous ross@markov:~$ ssh kornak "cat markov/turtle.MiniSqueeze00.gpg" | gpg2 -d > rendevous ^Z [1]+ Stopped ssh kornak "cat markov/turtle.MiniSqueeze00.gpg" | gpg2 -d > rendevous ross@markov:~$ bg [1]+ ssh kornak "cat markov/turtle.MiniSqueeze00.gpg" | gpg2 -d > rendevous & ross@markov:~$ sudo cmp rendevous /dev/turtle/Squeeze00 [sudo] password for ross: but it just hung at that point. On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Ross Boylan <rossboy...@stanfordalumni.org> wrote: > Thank you for the pointer. Unfortunately, markov is dying and it is > doubtful I can install anything new. The root file system is > read-only and /var is full (though I can probably make some room on > the latter). > Ross > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi. >> >> On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:09:53 -0700 >> Ross Boylan <rossboy...@stanfordalumni.org> wrote: >> >>> You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for >>> user: "Ross Boylan (work) <ross.boy...@ucsf.edu>" >>> 2048-bit ELG-E key, ID xxx created 2014-09-17 (main key ID yyy) >> >> Try installing gpg-agent, launching it on markov, and store your >> private key in it before using gpg. That should help you to avoid gpg >> prompt. >> >> Reco >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >> Archive: >> https://lists.debian.org/20140918212643.20003c5992668c305b85e...@gmail.com >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAK3NTRATqueb7wqKfRi-sH7v6m2us7xba7KUuHQhU7D4EWp=4...@mail.gmail.com