On 05/20/2016 03:47 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2016-05-20 at 09:48 -0700, Doug H. wrote: >> On Fri, 2016-05-20 at 17:07 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> I'm having a problem in Evolution (3.18.5.2) but suspect that it's >>> really something in my GPG setup. When I try to sign and encrypt a >>> message, I get: >>> >>> Could not create message. >>> >>> Because "gpg: skipped "XXXXXXXX": No secret key >>> gpg: signing failed: No secret key >>> ", you may need to select different mail options. >>> >>> I have used GPG in the past with the same key (also from Evolution) >>> without any problem. Both my own and the destination address are in >>> my >>> keyring. >>> >>> When I try to use Seahorse to sign a key, it tells me I have no >>> secret >>> key to do this with, which looks like the same error. >>> >>> So what does "no secret key" mean? All keys in the keyring were >>> generated by GPG as public/private pairs, so I don't understand >>> what's >>> going on. >> Not sure this helps, but... >> >> I was able to get that message when I created a reply to this group. >> I >> then moved over to my inbox to create a new message and was able to >> sign it. The trouble for me was clear from the error since I use a >> non >> standard e-mail for this list and that was not in my GPG settings. > The address I'm using to send the mail (and hence to sign it) is one of > those in my keyring. I've tried using both with the actual address and > the 8-digit ID string to select the signing key. Both give the same > error. > > poc > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org Consider doign any or all fo the following:
1) re-importing secret (private) key parts for that key 2) checking in gpg or Evolution that the trust level is set (OR that you have the much more insecure setting 'trust all keys' enabled) 3) Check for pinentry-gtk --- If this is not installed (MOST gpg encryption / secret key passphrase errors stem from) Also is this Default Evolution in the repos or a pre-release (alpha /beta)? -- Corey Sheldon PGP (64b): 8B4E89435A88E539,59276298D2264944 P: +1-310.909.7672 Ameridea , FedoraProject Full Contact Info: https://gist.github.com/linux-modder/ac5dc6fa211315c633c9 Disclaimer: All contents of this and any threaded correspondence should be deemed confidential and priviledged.
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