Key management question

[David Shaw]

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On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 12:40:33PM -0400, Kevin A. Pieckiel wrote:
> Hello.  I'm sorry if this is an FAQ, but I couldn't find the answer in ANY
> documention across which I have come.
>=20
> I'm using GnuPG 1.0.6 on FreeBSD.
>=20
> I did --edit-keys and added two UID's to my key.  How do I change
> the default UID that is used in my keyring when I sign/encrypt
> something?  It seems to have picked a UID at random and I'm
> uncertain as to how I change it.  Why does the handbook not say
> ANYTHING about that little dot that shows up in the --edit-keys CLI
> that tells which UID is the default or primary UID?  Or do I have
> things all screwed up in my head?

It picks the most recently added UID.  The upcoming version of GnuPG
has a way to change the default to whichever UID you like.  Until
then, read this:

 http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2001-October/010194.html

David

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