I can confirm this problem, as mentioned in detail by Jimbo (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/321287/comments/11)
System: gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.9 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Jun 30 19:57:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux * The error occurs only if you click the button "_Create" (with the mouse). If you press Alt+C or focus this button and press Enter, the key will be generated as normal (with expiration date 1970-01-01). * Only the command line message ------------ ** (seahorse:26768): CRITICAL **: egg_datetime_get_as_time_t: assertion `EGG_IS_DATETIME (edt)' failed ** Message: could not grab keyboard ------------ seems to be interesting, because the other ones appears even if you don't uncheck "Never Expires". * There's no date-time-field left to the "Never expires"-button as seen here: http://media.ubuntuusers.de/wiki/attachments/34/28/seahorse-new- pgp-key.png * Surprisingly, after appearence of the error message "<big><b>Couldn't generate PGP key</b></big>", the sorting order first PGP-key, second SSH, has changed in SSH, PGP (at "Generate a new key"-window). ************************************************** * Another bug maybe connected with this one: at key properties-window > details: changing the expiration date at a date less or equal the current date will result in the message: ----------------- <big><b>Couldn't change expiry date</b></big> General error ---------------- Command line messages, first before closing the error message window --------------- ** (seahorse:29571): CRITICAL **: file seahorse-pgp-key-op.c: line 1024 (edit_expire_transit): should not be reached --------------- and after closing --------------- (seahorse:29571): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_window_group_remove_window: assertion `GTK_IS_WINDOW_GROUP (window_group)' failed --------------- -- Seahorse will not generate a key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321287 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs