Automating gpg

[David Shaw]

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On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 05:54:17PM -0400, Dailey,Nancy wrote:
> I followed the directions for automating gpg in the FAQ portion of the gn=
upg
> site.  Then, I tried to encrypt and sign a document and this is what I go=
t:
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> C:\gnupg>gpg --output ggvsppre.gpg -es \windows\temp\ggvsppre.lis
> gpg: secret key parts are not available
> gpg: no default secret key: general error
> gpg: \windows\temp\ggvsppre.lis: sign+encrypt failed: general error
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> Any suggestions?

When you follow the automating gpg instructions in the FAQ, you end up
with a special key that does not contain the master key (generally a
sign-only key).  You tried to sign and encrypt, and since there is no
signing key there, it's not going to work.

You can add a signing key via --edit-key on your *original* key (not
the key you generated by following the FAQ), and using "addkey".
Then, re-follow the instructions in the FAQ to export the new subkey.

David

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