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Subject:    Re: [slug] Re: Ohhhh jeeee: ... this is a bug
From:       David Shaw <dshaw () jabberwocky ! com>
Date:       2003-03-30 15:11:57
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 11:13:28PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> on Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:52:00PM -0500, David Shaw insinuated:
> > On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 10:09:36PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > 
> > > > What happens if you do that export using your keyid rather than
> > > > letting GnuPG try to pattern match off your email address?
> > > 
> > > argh.  i was doing this on my old key, i guess, and forgot about that
> > > possibility.  okay, here's better:
> > > 
> > > orange:~/.gnupg> gpg --no-comment --export-secret-key 7ede5499 | gpg
> > > --list-packets | grep public
> > > 
> > > ... produces nothing.
> > > 
> > > so i guess i *don't* have a public key in there.
> > 
> > You probably do, but under a different keyid.  You can assemble a
> > good secret keyring with just the keys you want there.  Just do the
> > above command line for each and collect the output into a file -
> > i.e.:
> >
> >    gpg --export-secret-key 7ede5499 > new_secring.gpg
> >    gpg --export-secret-key xxxxxxxx >> new_secring.gpg
> >    gpg --export-secret-key yyyyyyyy >> new_secring.gpg
> > 
> >    etc.
> > 
> > You should be able to do 'gpg new_secring.gpg' and see no "pub" or
> > "sub" lines.  
> 
> i should?  i *only* get a "sec" line on my own key!  on *anyone* 
> else's, i get the "pub" and "sub" lines!

This is your *secret* keyring.  Only put your own secret keys in
there.  If you have only one secret key, then just put that secret key
in there.

David

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