unable to execute program `gpgkeys_hkp': Permission denied

[David Shaw]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 03:01:31PM -0600, Stewart V. Wright wrote:
> G'day Adam,
> 
> * Adam Funk <adam00f at ducksburg.com> [050209 14:52]:
> > I compiled and installed GnuPG 1.4.0.  Everything works except interaction 
> > with keyservers.  When I use --send-key, --recv-key or --refresh, it 
> > always fails thus:
> > 
> > $ gpg -v --recv-key F09BDAD5
> > gpg: requesting key F09BDAD5 from hkp server pgp.mit.edu
> > gpg: unable to execute program `gpgkeys_hkp': Permission denied
> > gpg: keyserver internal error
> > gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
> > 
> > How do I fix this?
> 
> I had the same problem.  For some reason GnuPG wants these gpgkey_*
> files in /usr/libexec/gnupg/, but they are installed in /usr/libexec
> 
> Just symlink them (*) and then submit a bug report - I was and still
> am too lazy to do it myself.

If you don't mention bugs, they can never be fixed.

What configure command line did you use originally?  Did you use
--prefix or something similar?

David