UTF8 passphrase problem (I think)

[Atom 'Smasher']

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for the keys that you're having problems with, have you tried to change 
(or reset) the passphrase using --edit-key (passwd, save)?? if it fails, 
what's the failure message? does it give you three tries to enter the 
passphrase?

try that first... then.... hold on tight...

1) backup your keyrings.

2) make a junk directory:
 	mkdir ~/junk

3) export the problem keys from the old keyring to the "junk" directory:
 	gpg --export {key-id} | gpg --home ~/junk --import
 	gpg --export-secret-key {key-id} | gpg --home ~/junk --import
if that fails, what's the error message?

4) you now have the public and private (problem) keys in a new keyring. 
edit the new keyring and try to reset the passphrase (passwd, save):
 	gpg --home ~/junk --edit-key {key-id}
if that fails, what's the error message?

5) *if* that works, then purge the keys from the old keyring and import 
from the "junk" keyring:
 	gpg --home ~/junk --export | gpg --import
 	gpg --home ~/junk --export-secret-keys | gpg --import

i actually don't have high hopes for this, but it *might* do the trick... 
or at least reveal some error messages that might point in the right 
direction. depending on your error message, i'm beginning to suspect that 
you may have lost the passphrases. did you do anything weird with 
uppercase/ lowercase letters? or substituting numbers for letters? or 
anything weird with spaces or punctuation?


         ...atom

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