[Bug 787027] Re: python-software-properties: "keyserver receive failed: keyserver error"

[redtux]

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** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  python-software-properties: "keyserver receive failed: keyserver
  error"

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Although keyserver.ubuntu.com is up and running I get a gpg error when
  using add-apt-repository on a newly installed ubuntu server 11.04
  (64bit). I've been trying with different PPA's...

  redtux at kyoto:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cherokee-webserver/ppa
  Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 0AD0B667B67DAA477F5FF89F51BB8E83EBA7BD49
  gpg: requesting key EBA7BD49 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
  gpg: keyserver timed out
  gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error

  redtux at kyoto:~$ apt-cache policy python-software-properties 
  python-software-properties:
    Installiert: 0.80.9
    Kandidat:    0.80.9
    Versionstabelle:
   *** 0.80.9 0
          500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status