validate_key_list failed

[Peter Pentchev]

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 04:15:47PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> Hi!
>
> After adding some keys recently, I always get:
[snip]
> gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> gpg: failed to rebuild keyring cache: invalid keyring
> gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, classic trust model
> gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> gpg: keydb_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> gpg: validate_key_list failed
>
> And the trustdb is not updated, because on the next run
> I get the same error.
>
> How can I fix this?
> Or how can I find out which key it is, so I can remove it
> (as workaround)?

FWIW, I've been getting the same with the FreeBSD port of gnupg-1.4.2.
I've reverted to using 1.4.1 for the present.

G'luck,
Peter

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