[Bug 684902] Re: gnupg-agent not running properly

[BryanFRitt]

I found a script that helps to fix this (or at least passes Kleopatra self test for 'Gpg-Agent Connectivity' now)
Found this in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent-start.sh 
(don't remember details behind why I originally had this file, and how it later lost execution permission.
But one I gave it execution permission and ran it, the remaining Kleopatra test passed. 'Gpg-Agent Connectivity')
[Note: using Debian and KDE]

#!/bin/bash

# http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/gpg-gpg-
agent-cant-connect-to-root-gnupg-s-gpg-agent-611843-print/

# Decide wether to start gpg-agent daemon.
# Create necessary symbolic link in $HOME/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent

# modified slightly from original
# Whatever this file does, it helps make it so the the Kleopatra Self-Test Results for 'Gpg-Agent Connectivity' pass

SOCKET=S.gpg-agent
#PIDOF=$(pidof gpg-agent)
RETVAL=$?

if [ "$RETVAL" -eq 1 ]; then
        echo "Starting gpg-agent daemon. "
        eval "$(gpg-agent --daemon)"
else
        echo "Daemon gpg-agent already running. "
fi

#echo " Nasty way to find gpg-agent's socket file... "
GPG_SOCKET_FILE=$(find /tmp/gpg-* -name $SOCKET)
echo "Updating socket file link. "
cp -fs "$GPG_SOCKET_FILE" "$HOME/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent"

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Title:
  gnupg-agent not running properly

Status in Kubuntu PPA:
  Invalid
Status in gnupg2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  HI there

  I just upgraded from Maverick KDE 4.5.3 and I have a problem signing
  outgoing emails in KMail. When trying to sign outgoing email I get
  this generic error "Signing failed: General error".

  I then tried to pinpoint down the issue and started Kleopatra. It
  reports the following error:

  "Check that gpg-agent is running and that the GPG_AGENT_INFO variable
  is set up-to-date"

  I then purged the gnupga-agent package (sudo apt-get purge gnupg-
  agent) and reinstalled it and kleopatra. The same problems appears.

  In the ~/.gnupg folder I found various gnugp-agnet files. The gpg-
  agent.conf did not mention the above variable but the gpg-agent-info-
  HOSTNAME file does. For me it contains currently:

  "GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/gpg-L8LKin/S.gpg-agent:1687:1"

  I don't know what that should be changed to.

  Also when I try to run gpg-agent from the cli I get this error:

  "gpg-agent[4794]: can't connect to `/home/hyper/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent':
  No such file or directory"


  
  Qt: 4.7.0
  KDE Development Platform: 4.5.80 (4.6 Beta1)
  KMail: 1.13.5

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