[Bug 1631320] [NEW] systemd-user cannot connect to gpg-agent ssh-agent

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Public bug reported:

I am using gpg smartcard for ssh keys.

I have enable-ssh-agent specified in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf

Upon login, without smart card plugged in, I expect:

$ ssh-add -l
The agent has no identities.

Instead, I get:

$ ssh-add -l
Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory

It appears that gpg-agent in yakkety uses $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/gnupg/ for
the ssh-agent socket, instead of $GHUPGHOME/.

** Affects: gnupg2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Changed in: gnupg2 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: gnupg2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

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Title:
  systemd-user cannot connect to gpg-agent ssh-agent

Status in gnupg2 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  I am using gpg smartcard for ssh keys.

  I have enable-ssh-agent specified in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf

  Upon login, without smart card plugged in, I expect:

  $ ssh-add -l
  The agent has no identities.

  Instead, I get:

  $ ssh-add -l
  Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory

  It appears that gpg-agent in yakkety uses $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/gnupg/ for
  the ssh-agent socket, instead of $GHUPGHOME/.

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