Can't remove 'lock'

[Merell L. Matlock, Jr.]

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* Ben Wise (bwise@sito.saic.com) [000421 15:53]:
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> I'm new to using GnuPG, and I am getting a puzzling error.
> I can list the keys with no trouble, but if I
> try anything else, I get this error:
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> 	gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 1295 - probably dead) ...
> 	gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 1295 - probably dead) ...

I had the same thing happen.  Look in ~/.gnupg, and delete the *.lock
files.

Mine was caused by ctrl-c'ing after waiting over 2 minuites to
retrieve a key.

That should fix you up.

BTW, the 1295 refers to the process that was originally running gpg.

HTH.

Merell
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Merell L. Matlock, Jr.         When crypto is outlawed, only outlaws
Linux#:  149839                and politicians will have crypto.

Microsoft:  What do you want to be infected with today?

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