[Resolved - but still a mystery] Re: Signing key errors

[NoOp]

On 03/03/2010 05:10 PM, NoOp wrote:
> [Karmic 32bit 2.6.31-20-generic]
> 
> I am getting the following errors today on repository updates (sudo
> apt-get update) only on this one system:
> 
> W: GPG error: http://download.virtualbox.org karmic Release: The
> following signatures were invalid: BADSIG DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE Sun
> Microsystems, Inc. (xVM VirtualBox archive signing key)
> <info at virtualbox.org>
> 
> I've redownloaded the key directly:
> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc
> and manually updated:
> sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc
> w/o error.
> 
> I've also used the full combined command:
> $ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc
> -O- | sudo apt-key add -
> OK
> w/o error. Yet I'm still getting the update error.
> 
> $ sudo apt-key list
> /etc/apt/trusted.gpg
> <snip>
> pub   1024D/6DFBCBAE 2008-07-14
> uid                  Sun Microsystems, Inc. (xVM VirtualBox archive
> signing key) <info at virtualbox.org>
> sub   2048g/78A86EAF 2008-07-14
> 
> Which is correct & what I show on my other systems. Note: I'm getting
> same on my bitdefender key as well. It also is correct and working on
> the other systems.
> 
> Any suggestions as to how I can clear & resolve without having to
> remove/reset all my other repository keys as well?

Seems it was a system error on my side... removed the repository & key
from my /etc/apt/sources.list, reloaded & all is working now. Still
curious as to what was borked, but happy all is working again.