Verify Tails Signature in Terminal help

[LP]

ps I tried it without sudo as you suggested, same error.
Nuke time, I enjoy doing a fresh install !
Later Thanks again




On 12 April 2014 13:23, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Darcy, Allan,
> I am answering from another Laptop.
> Thank you Both Very Much !
> I will keep the support you gave me in my file under "very useful terminal
> commands."
>
> This laptop was able to verify the Signature no Problem, I guess the
> Ubuntu Desktop needs a nuke and reload it seems broken.
> We have been having many questions about it for a while now including
> freeze ups.
> Thanks again.
> Chris.
>
>
>
>
> On 12 April 2014 12:53, Allan <allan at azic.ca> wrote:
>
>> Check ownership with:
>> ls -l /home/dad/.gnupg/gpg.conf
>>
>> Like Darcy said, root probably isn't the owner so you get the unsafe
>> ownership warning.
>> However, you should still be able to verify signatures as root despite
>> this warning.
>>
>> Your problem is the "file open error". Is the sig file in the right
>> folder? Keep in mind 'sudo cd' doesn't work because 'cd' isn't a
>> program. Just use 'cd'. Also, make sure you can read the file.
>>
>> Check with:
>> ls -l /home/dad/tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig
>>
>> Good luck, report back!
>>
>> On 14-04-12 12:03 PM, LP wrote:
>> > Thanks Darcy
>> > I have moved the files over to my daughters home folder she is owner on
>> > this machine.Still does not want to verify, will keep looking
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 12 April 2014 10:58, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm pretty sure you don't need to use sudo here.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not a gpg expert, but I'm guessing "unsafe ownership" refers to the
>> >> fact that root (who you're acting as as sudo) doesn't own "dad"'s
>> .gnupg
>> >> config.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:42 AM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I should mention I am using
>> >>> Ubuntu Release 12.04 (precise) 64-bit
>> >>> Kernel Linux 3.2.0-60-generic
>> >>> Gnome 3.4.2
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 12 April 2014 10:39, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am trying to verify the integrity of my Tails download Signature
>> with
>> >>>> gpg.
>> >>>> What am i doing wrong ??
>> >>>> They are both in the same folder downloads
>> >>>> I signed in as admin my daughter then add myself to sudoers switch
>> back
>> >>>> to dad before i tried to verify sig
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Is THIS the problem >>>>>> "WARNING: unsafe ownership on
>> configuration
>> >>>> file `/home/dad/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'"
>> >>>> I don't know what it means.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> https://tails.boum.org/doc/get/verify_the_iso_image_using_the_command_line/index.en.html
>> >>>> Thanks for any help.
>> >>>> Chris.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> ...........................................................................
>> >>>>
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo home
>> >>>> [sudo] password for dad:
>> >>>> sudo: home: command not found
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo cd /home
>> >>>> sudo: cd: command not found
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo cat tails-signing.key | gpg --keyid-format
>> long
>> >>>> --import
>> >>>> gpg: key 1202821CBE2CD9C1: public key "Tails developers (signing
>> key) <
>> >>>> tails at boum.org>" imported
>> >>>> gpg: Total number processed: 1
>> >>>> gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
>> >>>> gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file
>> >>>> `/home/dad/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file
>> >>>> `/home/dad/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$ sudo gpg --keyid-format long --verify
>> >>>> tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig tails-i386-0.23.iso
>> >>>> gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file
>> >>>> `/home/dad/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
>> >>>> gpg: can't open `tails-i386-0.23.iso.sig'
>> >>>> gpg: verify signatures failed: file open error
>> >>>> dad at m-desktop:~$
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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