[Bug 943940] Re: Can't generate a new key if the .gnupg dir is a link to a dir in another partition

[Daniel Leidert]

There are probably several methods to make this work. One is described
here: http://support.gpgtools.org/kb/faq/networked-home-broken. Or your
can use a configuration option either on the command line or via
gpg.conf to set up the location of the secret keyring and store that on
the encrypted partition. Also using --homedir or exporting GNUPGHOME
with the location to the .gnupg directory should work. I'm therefor
closing this report. Please feel free to reopen it, if you still think,
you hit a bug.

** Changed in: gnupg (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Can't generate a new key if the .gnupg dir is a link to a dir in
  another partition

Status in “gnupg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  My .gnupg directory is in an encrypted partition and a softlink point
  to it in my home directory.

  $ gpg --gen-key
  gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.11; Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

  [....  answering questions ....]

  Un grand nombre d'octets aléatoires doit être généré. Vous devriez faire
  autre-chose (taper au clavier, déplacer la souris, utiliser les disques)
  pendant la génération de nombres premiers; cela donne au générateur de
  nombres aléatoires une meilleure chance d'avoir assez d'entropie.

  [.... some waiting ....]

  gpg: lock not made: link() failed: Opération non permise
  gpg: can't lock `/home/me/.gnupg/pubring.gpg'
  gpg: lock not made: link() failed: Opération non permise
  gpg: can't lock `/home/me/.gnupg/secring.gpg'
  gpg: erreur durant l'écriture du porte-clés public `/home/me/.gnupg/pubring.gpg': erreur générale
  La génération de clé a échoué: erreur générale

  Of course, it works fine if I put back the .gnupg dir in my home
  directory.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: ca8c458e7c2c738897eb71e441416e42
  CheckboxSystem: 669b662da410063cc918e0f60cf6cddf
  Date: Thu Mar  1 12:34:38 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: gnupg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-11 (141 days ago)

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