[samba-soc] Problem setting up a pgp key ...

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 18:30 -0400, Amit Regmi wrote:
> 
> How to get a
> 
>  "  ssh2 public key
> and signature from pgp key "
> 
> When I run the command
> 
>     gpg --detach-sign --armor
> 
> I get the following messg ..
> 
> > gpg: failed to create temporary file 
> > `/root/.gnupg/.#lk0xf7005998.alankaar.lan.neolinuxsolutions.com.3388': 
> > No such file or directory
> > gpg: keyblock resource `/root/.gnupg/secring.gpg': general error
> > gpg: failed to create temporary file 
> > `/root/.gnupg/.#lk0xf7005cb8.alankaar.lan.neolinuxsolutions.com.3388': 
> > No such file or directory
> > gpg: keyblock resource `/root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg': general error
> > gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
> > gpg: signing failed: secret key not available
> 
> 
> Very new to this .. Plz help ...

It looks like you have never setup a gpg key.

The first hit on google 'gpg howto' gives promising results:
http://webber.dewinter.com/gnupg_howto/english/GPGMiniHowto.html

> Also I would like to know how to do it in Windows XP

To successfully complete the rest of the requirements for active
participation in the SOC activities, it will be pretty painful unless
you can make a Linux box your primary development platform.  (The last
person I know to try SVN+ssh on windows endured much pain for no
success).

Andrew Bartlett

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Andrew Bartlett                                http://samba.org/~abartlet/
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Authentication Developer, Samba Team           http://samba.org
Student Network Administrator, Hawker College  http://hawkerc.net
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