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List:       gnupg-users
Subject:    Re: Help! I can't revoke my public Key!
From:       David Shaw <dshaw () jabberwocky ! com>
Date:       2007-12-20 15:49:53
Message-ID: 20071220154953.GA23872 () jabberwocky ! com
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On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 04:55:59AM -0800, geo909 wrote:
> 
> Hello to everyone.
> 
> I have just started using gpg in Ubuntu and I did some tests, creating keys
> etc.
> I uploaded one of them (ID is 134FE86D) in
> http://pgp.mit.edu/
> with the username "Georgios N. Tzanakis" 
> and then I tried to revoke it. I did what I have to do and got
> the revoke key in the form below:
> 
>  -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
> Comment: A revocation certificate should follow
> 
> <key>
>  -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
> 
>  But when I try to submit it (that is, pasting all that to the
> "Enter ASCII-armored PGP key here:" field, I get the message:
> 
> "Public Key Server -- Add
> Key block in add request contained no new
> keys, userid's, or signatures.

Do this:
  gpg --import (the revocation file)
  gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --send-key (the key id)

David

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