.gnupg/gpg.conf permissions

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, David Shaw wrote:

> On Apr 6, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
>
>> Just tried to d/l a key and was greeted with
>> 
>> [holtzm at localhost]~$ sudo gpg --recv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 
>> A373FB480EC4FE05
>> [sudo] password for holtzm:
>> gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file 
>> `/home/holtzm/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
>> gpg: external program calls are disabled due to unsafe options file 
>> permissions
>> gpg: keyserver communications error: general error
>> gpg: keyserver receive failed: general error
>> 
>> I have downloaded keys from this server before with no problems. The 
>> ownership on the file in question is
>> -rw------- 1 holtzm holtzm 9419 2008-10-04 21:58 ./.gnupg/gpg.conf
>
> Why are you downloading keys as root (i.e. using sudo)?

It's a bad habit I got into when I started using ubuntu. Running the 
command from my user account worked. I may have to stick with debian.

Thanks for pointing out my problem.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
To enjoy life take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
                                           Lazarus Long