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enigmail_setup_and_gnupg_keys [2013/07/04 16:19] juckinsenigmail_setup_and_gnupg_keys [2013/07/04 19:49] juckins
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 If you get this: If you get this:
-<pre>+<code>
 [juckins@metroliner: ~]$ gpg-agent [juckins@metroliner: ~]$ gpg-agent
 gpg-agent[18835]: can't connect to `/home/juckins/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent': No such file or directory gpg-agent[18835]: can't connect to `/home/juckins/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent': No such file or directory
 gpg-agent: no gpg-agent running in this session gpg-agent: no gpg-agent running in this session
-</pre>+</code>
  
 Then follow tip on http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-642131-highlight-gpgagent.html Then follow tip on http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-642131-highlight-gpgagent.html
  
 +<code>
 juckins@metroliner: ~/.gnupg]$ eval 'gpg-agent --daemon --use-standard-socket' juckins@metroliner: ~/.gnupg]$ eval 'gpg-agent --daemon --use-standard-socket'
 GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/juckins/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent:18933:1; export GPG_AGENT_INFO; GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/juckins/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent:18933:1; export GPG_AGENT_INFO;
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 [juckins@metroliner: ~/.gnupg]$ gpg-agent [juckins@metroliner: ~/.gnupg]$ gpg-agent
 gpg-agent: gpg-agent running and available gpg-agent: gpg-agent running and available
 +</code>
 +
 +If that all works properly, then edit .bash_profile like this:
 +<code>
 +# start gpg-agent (for Thunderbird Enigmail)
 +eval 'gpg-agent --daemon --use-standard-socket'
 +</code>
 +
 +Other possible help: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/gpg-gpg-agent-can%27t-connect-to-root-gnupg-s-gpg-agent-611843/
 +
  
enigmail_setup_and_gnupg_keys.txt · Last modified: 2013/07/04 19:53 by juckins