[ubuntu-in] GPG error, Please help

[Akshay Rao]

hi everyone,

i tried to sign up as Ubuntero, but i was asked to provide my GPG key,
so i tried creating one using 

gpg --gen-key in ubuntu 6.06

i was unable to create one! :(

here is the entire snapshot of the terminal in which i tried creating the key,

kindly help me find the error!!!
it would be of great help if anyone can guide me in creating my GPG key.
i am pasting the entire snapshot below...

thanks  in advance,
regards
Akshay

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akshay at aks-host:~$ gpg --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.2.2; Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.

gpg: failed to create temporary file `/home/akshay/.gnupg/.#lk0x810c1a0.aks-host.6911': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource `/home/akshay/.gnupg/secring.gpg': general error
gpg: failed to create temporary file `/home/akshay/.gnupg/.#lk0x8120eb8.aks-host.6911': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource `/home/akshay/.gnupg/pubring.gpg': general error
Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) DSA and Elgamal (default)
   (2) DSA (sign only)
   (5) RSA (sign only)
Your selection? 1
DSA keypair will have 1024 bits.
ELG-E keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
What keysize do you want? (2048) 2048
Requested keysize is 2048 bits
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
         0 = key does not expire
      <n>  = key expires in n days
      <n>w = key expires in n weeks
      <n>m = key expires in n months
      <n>y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0) 0
Key does not expire at all
Is this correct? (y/N) Y

You need a user ID to identify your key; the software constructs the user ID
from the Real Name, Comment and Email Address in this form:
    "Heinrich Heine (Der Dichter) <heinrichh at duesseldorf.de>"

Real name: Akshay Narayan
Email address: akshay.jrao at yahoo.co.in
Comment: My digital signature, Licence to code.
You selected this USER-ID:
    "Akshay Narayan (My digital signature, Licence to code.) <akshay.jrao at yahoo.co.in>"

Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? O
You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key.

gpg: can't open `/home/akshay/.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++..++++++++++++++++++++.++++++++++...++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>+++++.+++++............................................................................+++++
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
...+++++...++++++++++.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++..++++++++++...++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..++++++++++++++++++++>++++++++++>+++++.>+++++..........<.+++++........................>..+++++........................+++++^^^
gpg: no writable public keyring found: eof
Key generation failed: eof
gpg: note: random_seed file not updated
akshay at aks-host:~$

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can you tell me if there is any preprocessing to be carried out??



 				
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