cannot import pgp/gnupg public keys

Errol Casey errol@pobox.com
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:07:30 -0400


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On Sat, Jun 24, 2000 at 10:40:01PM +0200, Peter Palfrader wrote:

> Hi Errol!
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> On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Errol Casey wrote:
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Thanks. I actually figured it out just as the replies started coming. So now, I have gnupg working just fine. Thanks for the assistance.
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> > When I attempt to import, I get lock error messages. If I just
> > ask gpg to examine the files, it displays the keys.
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> > gpg amnon.gpg
> > pub 1024D/1513B899 1999-05-10 Someone Named <amnon@bogus.net>
> > sub 2048g/699ADA4A 1999-05-10
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> > [errol@honest errol]$ gpg --import amnon.gpg
> > gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 8877 - probably dead) ...
> > gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 8877 - probably dead) ...
> > gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 8877 - probably dead) ...
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> > Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
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> rm ~/.gnupg/*lock removes the lockfiles.
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> yours,
> peter
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> http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~ppalfrad
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