GPG Keys

[Leonard Chatagnier]

> 
> Leonard,
> 
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:56:29 -0700, Leonard
> Chatagnier wrote:
> 
> > When I run:
> > lchata at ubuntu:/etc/apt$ sudo gpg --keyserver
> > subkeys.pgp.net --recv 33BAC1B3
> > gpg: WARNING: unsafe enclosing directory ownership
> on
> > configuration file `/home/lchata/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
> > gpg: external program calls are disabled due to
> unsafe
> > options file permissions
> > gpg: keyserver communications error: general error
> > gpg: keyserver receive failed: general error
> > lchata at ubuntu:/etc/apt$ 
> > 
> > If I uderstand the message, it says that my home
> dir
> > is unsafe and should be owned by not me??? Never
> seen
> > this before using the command. Can somene explain
> this
> > to me and tell me how to fix so I can activate the
> > repo.
> 
> I read this as the permissions on the .gnupg
> directory are not to the
> liking of gpg. If it helps, mine is like this:
> 
> drwx------ 2 user user 4096 2006-08-19 16:57 .gnupg/
> 
> Note it is owned by me, and readable and writable
> only by me.
> 
> Regards,
> Tony.
> 

Thanks Tony, for the reply. My .gnupg dir was ok but
there were files in it owned by root. My biggest
problem, as Tez said, was trying to run "gpg' as root.
Running as user solved the problem. 
Appreciate the replies.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net