GPG Keys

[Tony Arnold]

Leonard,

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:56:29 -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> When I run:
> lchata at ubuntu:/etc/apt$ sudo gpg --keyserver
> subkeys.pgp.net --recv 33BAC1B3
> gpg: WARNING: unsafe enclosing directory ownership on
> configuration file `/home/lchata/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
> gpg: external program calls are disabled due to unsafe
> options file permissions
> gpg: keyserver communications error: general error
> gpg: keyserver receive failed: general error
> lchata at ubuntu:/etc/apt$ 
> 
> If I uderstand the message, it says that my home dir
> is unsafe and should be owned by not me??? Never seen
> this before using the command. Can somene explain this
> to me and tell me how to fix so I can activate the
> repo.

I read this as the permissions on the .gnupg directory are not to the
liking of gpg. If it helps, mine is like this:

drwx------ 2 user user 4096 2006-08-19 16:57 .gnupg/

Note it is owned by me, and readable and writable only by me.

Regards,
Tony.