[gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

When I try to decrypt a file I get:

gpg2 text.asc
...
gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed

I've tried to kill "gpg-agent" didn't help.

-- 
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Alexander Ben Nasrallah]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> When I try to decrypt a file I get:
> 
> gpg2 text.asc
> ...
> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
> 
> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed

Sometime you have to set one of the following.

	# PIN entry program
	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2

to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.

Hope that helps.

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Mick]

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On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 06:47:27 GMT Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> > When I try to decrypt a file I get:
> > 
> > gpg2 text.asc
> > ...
> > gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
> > gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
> > 
> > app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
> 
> Sometime you have to set one of the following.
> 
> 	# PIN entry program
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
> 
> to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.
> 
> Hope that helps.

Or, instead of the above it should have:

pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry

which is a symlink to the pinentry GUI used by the system.  In any case this 
file will be set up by /usr/bin/gpgconf, which is run when a GUI application 
calls gnupg, rather than edited manually by the user.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:51:40 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:

> gpg2 text.asc
> ...
> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
> 
> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed

What does "eselect pinentry list" tell you?


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Windows - so intuitive you only need a meg of help files!

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/16/2018 11:47 PM, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> When I try to decrypt a file I get:
>>
>> gpg2 text.asc
>> ...
>> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
>> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
>>
>> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
> 
> Sometime you have to set one of the following.
> 
> 	# PIN entry program
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
> 
> to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.
> 
> Hope that helps.

In my ".gnupg/gpg-agent.conf" I have:

###+++--- GPGConf ---+++###
default-cache-ttl 600
max-cache-ttl 6000

Adding eg. "pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt" to the above
configuration file doesn't help.

When I run:
pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry
-bash: pinentry-program: command not found

--
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 02:46 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:51:40 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>> gpg2 text.asc
>> ...
>> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
>> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
>>
>> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
> 
> What does "eselect pinentry list" tell you?


eselect pinentry list
Available pinentry binary implementations:
  [1]   pinentry-qt *
  [2]   pinentry-gtk-2
  [3]   pinentry-qt4
  [4]   pinentry-curses
  [5]   pinentry-tty

Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:35:13 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:

> > What does "eselect pinentry list" tell you?  
> 
> 
> eselect pinentry list
> Available pinentry binary implementations:
>   [1]   pinentry-qt *
>   [2]   pinentry-gtk-2
>   [3]   pinentry-qt4
>   [4]   pinentry-curses
>   [5]   pinentry-tty

Is pinentry-qt installed and working?


-- 
Neil Bothwick

System halted - Press all keys at once to continue.

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/16/2018 11:47 PM, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> When I try to decrypt a file I get:
>>
>> gpg2 text.asc
>> ...
>> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
>> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
>>
>> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
> 
> Sometime you have to set one of the following.
> 
> 	# PIN entry program
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
> 
> to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.
> 
> Hope that helps.

OK, "gpg2 text.asc" it works now at the computer terminal but when I
log-in over "ssh"
it still giving me same error.

gpg2 text.asc
...
gpg: public key decryption failed: End of file
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

In my other boxes I don't have any entry in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
and it works OK even over ssh.

Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Mick]

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On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:51:20 GMT thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> On 01/16/2018 11:47 PM, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> >> When I try to decrypt a file I get:
> >> 
> >> gpg2 text.asc
> >> ...
> >> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
> >> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
> >> 
> >> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
> > 
> > Sometime you have to set one of the following.
> > 
> > 	# PIN entry program
> > 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
> > 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
> > 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
> > 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
> > 
> > to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.
> > 
> > Hope that helps.
> 
> OK, "gpg2 text.asc" it works now at the computer terminal but when I
> log-in over "ssh"
> it still giving me same error.

Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the PC?


> gpg2 text.asc
> ...
> gpg: public key decryption failed: End of file
> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

This says you don't have a private key configured.


> In my other boxes I don't have any entry in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
> and it works OK even over ssh.
> 
> Joseph

An entry like those suggested for pinentry would be required for *GUI* 
applications to know which front end to use.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 06:46 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:35:13 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>>> What does "eselect pinentry list" tell you?  
>>
>>
>> eselect pinentry list
>> Available pinentry binary implementations:
>>   [1]   pinentry-qt *
>>   [2]   pinentry-gtk-2
>>   [3]   pinentry-qt4
>>   [4]   pinentry-curses
>>   [5]   pinentry-tty
> 
> Is pinentry-qt installed and working?

"eix pinentry-qt"  is not showing any entry, no such program.

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 07:20 AM, Mick wrote:
> On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:51:20 GMT thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> On 01/16/2018 11:47 PM, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:51:40PM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>> When I try to decrypt a file I get:
>>>>
>>>> gpg2 text.asc
>>>> ...
>>>> gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry
>>>> gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
>>>>
>>>> app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 is installed
>>>
>>> Sometime you have to set one of the following.
>>>
>>> 	# PIN entry program
>>> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses # no X
>>> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt
>>> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-kwallet
>>> 	pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
>>>
>>> to whatever suits you in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> OK, "gpg2 text.asc" it works now at the computer terminal but when I
>> log-in over "ssh"
>> it still giving me same error.
> 
> Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the PC?

I just copied 'scp' entire subfolder ".gnupg/" from one system to
another.  It works when I click on the file at the computer but not over
ssh.

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:26:28 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:

> > Is pinentry-qt installed and working?  
> 
> "eix pinentry-qt"  is not showing any entry, no such program.
> 
Try "which pinentry-qt", it's part of the pinentry package, controlled by
USE.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 07:48 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:26:28 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>>> Is pinentry-qt installed and working?  
>>
>> "eix pinentry-qt"  is not showing any entry, no such program.
>>
> Try "which pinentry-qt", it's part of the pinentry package, controlled by
> USE.

which pinentry-qt
/usr/bin/pinentry-qt

equery b pinentry-qt
 * Searching for pinentry-qt ...
app-crypt/pinentry-1.0.0-r2 (/usr/bin/pinentry-qt)

I re-emerged pinentry but it makes no difference.

It might be some glitch with the new profile.
On the new system I'm using:

 default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop *

All my other system are using:
default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop *

Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Alexander Ben Nasrallah]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 07:30:15AM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> On 01/17/2018 07:20 AM, Mick wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:51:20 GMT thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>> OK, "gpg2 text.asc" it works now at the computer terminal but when I
>>> log-in over "ssh"
>>> it still giving me same error.
>>
>> Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the PC?
>
> I just copied 'scp' entire subfolder ".gnupg/" from one system to
> another.  It works when I click on the file at the computer but not over
> ssh.
>

Have you tried pinentry-curses? I'm not sure if qt version works over
ssh.

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:39:29 +0100, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:

> >> Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the
> >> PC?  
> >
> > I just copied 'scp' entire subfolder ".gnupg/" from one system to
> > another.  It works when I click on the file at the computer but not
> > over ssh.
> >  
> 
> Have you tried pinentry-curses? I'm not sure if qt version works over
> ssh.

Or use ssh -Y to connect, and have X forwarding enabled on the server.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.

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Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 01:39 PM, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 07:30:15AM -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> On 01/17/2018 07:20 AM, Mick wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:51:20 GMT thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>> OK, "gpg2 text.asc" it works now at the computer terminal but when I
>>>> log-in over "ssh"
>>>> it still giving me same error.
>>>
>>> Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the PC?
>>
>> I just copied 'scp' entire subfolder ".gnupg/" from one system to
>> another.  It works when I click on the file at the computer but not over
>> ssh.
>>
> 
> Have you tried pinentry-curses? I'm not sure if qt version works over
> ssh.

Yes, that works. It gives me:

pinentry-curses
OK Pleased to meet you

Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 01:56 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:39:29 +0100, Alexander Ben Nasrallah wrote:
> 
>>>> Have you logged in as a user which has a key pair configured on the
>>>> PC?  
>>>
>>> I just copied 'scp' entire subfolder ".gnupg/" from one system to
>>> another.  It works when I click on the file at the computer but not
>>> over ssh.
>>>  
>>
>> Have you tried pinentry-curses? I'm not sure if qt version works over
>> ssh.
> 
> Or use ssh -Y to connect, and have X forwarding enabled on the server.

Yes, that what I do.  I can run any graphical interface software just
fine, eg:
evince, meld, ooffice etc.

Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] gpg2 - error gpg: public key decryption failed: No pinentry

[thelma]

On 01/17/2018 06:46 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:35:13 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>>> What does "eselect pinentry list" tell you?  
>>
>>
>> eselect pinentry list
>> Available pinentry binary implementations:
>>   [1]   pinentry-qt *
>>   [2]   pinentry-gtk-2
>>   [3]   pinentry-qt4
>>   [4]   pinentry-curses
>>   [5]   pinentry-tty
> 
> Is pinentry-qt installed and working?

Switching to to "pinentry-gtk-2" solved the problem.

Thank you all for your help.
Joseph