the workaround is giving permission to your user: sudo chown; chgrp "user" file (without the "quotation")
you have to do this to all files inside the ~/.gnupg directory and then you can create your key! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321287 Title: Seahorse won't generate a key when .gnupg directory owned by root, only gives unhelpful "General error" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/321287/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
