On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 08:20:17AM +1100, Sam Jorna wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:08:08PM +0100, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:

> > Hey fellows,

> > 

> > apparently, gnupg 2.1 does not recognise my passphrase anymore if I enter it

> > in mutt’s terminal: I compose a signed mail in mutt and send it off. Thus I

> > am asked for the passphrase first on the terminal (as it has always been),

> > and then a second time in a graphical pinentry window.

> > 

> > The latter did not happen with gnupg 2.0 (double-checked by downgrading).

> > Does anyone have a hint what’s wrong here and how I can fix this?

> 

> I just recently resolved this myself. You need to add

> 

> --pinentry-mode loopback

> 

> to the relevant commands in your muttrc:

> 

> set pgp_decode_command="gpg --pinentry-mode loopback %?p?--passphrase-fd 0? --no-verbose --batch --output - %f"

> set pgp_verify_command="gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --no-verbose --batch --output - --verify %s %f"

> set pgp_decrypt_command="gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0 --no-verbose --batch --output - %f"



Just re-read this and realised it sounds like I meant the only ones you 

needed it on were those three. I believe the option needs to be added to 

those three plus "pgp_sign_command" and "pgp_clearsign_command".  Others 

I believe won't ask for a passphrase and so shouldn't need the option.



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Sam Jorna

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