secret key cannot be imported: "no user ID"

Wed Aug 29 18:32:01 2001

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Did you try just moving the key ring files to the new box?

Rick DuVall
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Information Systems
(909) 558 3265 ext. 32830 
RDuVall@ahs.llumc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Monsen [mailto:meonkeys@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 09:27
To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
Subject: secret key cannot be imported: "no user ID"

I was trying to migrate my gpg setup on box_a to box_b. I'm using gpg 1.0.6 
on both boxes. When trying to import the secret key on box_b, it complains 
of "no user ID", even if I import my public key first. Am I doing something 
wrong? Things that don't seem to help:
-removing passphrase from secret key
-exporting from box_a with --no-comment
-specifying secret keyring with --secret-keyring=.gnupg/secring.gpg
-using the hex id rather than userid to specify which key to export

Here's a pseudo-transcript of my activities:
[jimbo@box_a ~]$ gpg -a --export-secret-keys jimbo > test.asc[jimbo@box_a 
~]$ scp test.asc jimbo@box_b:
[jimbo@box_a ~]$ ssh box_b
[jimbo@box_b ~]$ gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import test.asc

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Did you try just moving the key ring files to the new =
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Rick DuVall
 Loma Linda University Medical Center
 Information Systems
 (909) 558 3265 ext. 32830 
 RDuVall@ahs.llumc.edu

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Adam Monsen [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:meonkeys@hotmail.com">mailto:meonkeys@hotmail.com</A>]</F=
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 09:27</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: secret key cannot be imported: &quot;no =
user ID&quot;</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I was trying to migrate my gpg setup on box_a to =
box_b. I'm using gpg 1.0.6 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>on both boxes. When trying to import the secret key =
on box_b, it complains </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>of &quot;no user ID&quot;, even if I import my =
public key first. Am I doing something </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>wrong? Things that don't seem to help:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-removing passphrase from secret key</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-exporting from box_a with --no-comment</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-specifying secret keyring with =
--secret-keyring=3D.gnupg/secring.gpg</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-using the hex id rather than userid to specify =
which key to export</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Here's a pseudo-transcript of my activities:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>[jimbo@box_a ~]$ gpg -a --export-secret-keys jimbo =

&gt; test.asc[jimbo@box_a </FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>~]$ scp test.asc jimbo@box_b:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>[jimbo@box_a ~]$ ssh box_b</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>[jimbo@box_b ~]$ gpg --allow-secret-key-import =
--import test.asc</FONT>
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