On 12/10/16 18:02, OmegaPhil wrote: > On 12/10/16 08:31, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >> Control: tags 577737 + moreinfo unreproducible >> >> On Thu 2014-02-20 16:57:15 -0500, OmegaPhil wrote: >> >>> Package: pinentry-qt4 >>> Version: 0.8.3-2 >>> >>> I also get this bug - today I finally researched into and set up >>> Enigmail and gpg, yet it failed to generate a revocation certificate >>> and later send an encrypted/signed mail - bad passphrase or key >>> couldnt be found. >> >> i haven't been able to reproduce this reported problem with pinentry-qt4 >> or its current equivalent pinentry-qt. Is this still a problem with >> 0.9.7-6 in debian unstable or 0.9.7-5 in debian testing? Is there a >> straightforward way to reproduce the problem? Is it an issue with >> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS perhaps? >> >> --dkg > > > Since that point, I have uninstalled pinentry-qt4 and have happily been > using pinentry-gtk-2. > > Installing pinentry-qt (0.9.7-5) and switching to it via alternatives > results in the following error dialog coming up 4 times in succession > from Enigmail: > > ===================================================================== > > GnuPG cannot query your passphrase via pinentry. > > This is a system setup or configuration error that prevents Enigmail > from working properly and cannot be fixed automatically. > > We strongly recommend that you consult our support web site at > https://enigmail.net/faq. > > ===================================================================== > > The real error comes out in ~/.xsession-errors: > > ===================================================================== > > gpg-agent[7019]: can't connect to the PIN entry module > '/usr/bin/pinentry': End of file > gpg-agent[7019]: failed to unprotect the secret key: No pinentry > gpg-agent[7019]: failed to read the secret key > gpg-agent[7019]: command 'PKDECRYPT' failed: No pinentry > > ===================================================================== > > Manually calling pintentry seems to work: > > ===================================================================== > > OK Pleased to meet you > GETPIN > > D lol > OK > > ===================================================================== > > So its still effectively useless.
Note that I'm no longer running Debian Testing but Devuan Testing, however the pinentry package is unchanged.
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