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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    RE: [kde-linux] Kmail from KDE 3.1rc6 and GPG
From:       "Christian Herzyk" <christian () systrade ! de>
Date:       2003-01-24 10:03:01
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> From: kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org
> [mailto:kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Ingo Klöcker
>
> Christian Herzyk wrote:
> > Hello Ingo,
> >
> >> From: kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org
> >> [mailto:kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Ingo Klöcker
> >>
> >> Christian Herzyk wrote:
> >> > I've got KDE 3.1rc6 installed on my Gentoo box. It works quite well
> >> > so far. The only prob I have is encrypting mails (just for the
> >> > record: it worked fine in Kde 3.0.x).
> >> > The status so far is that I followed the hints from the
> >> > kmail.kde.org Website and from the Gentoo newsletter.
> >> > That is I got all the aegypten packages installed and kmail is
> >> > setup correctly as fas as I know.
> >> > After some messing around I can encrypt and decrypt with kgpg or
> >> > gpg directly, that is my keys are correct.
> >> >
> >> > The problem is that it doesn't work with kmail. When I try to
> >> > encrypt a mail my passphrase is rejected.
> >>
> >> Which passphrase dialog comes up? The one from KMail? Or one of the
> >> pinentry-* programs?
> >
> > The KMail one (I think). By the way, I am using pinentry-gtk as, at
> > least in Gentoo, pinentry-qt seems to be broken.
>
> If KMail's passphrase dialog comes up then KMail doesn't see the
> GPG_AGENT_INFO environment variable.

And what do I have to do to make KMail see it? typing 'env' I see it set
correctly.

>
> >> Did you start gpg-agent before KMail? Have you made sure that KMail
> >> sees the environment variable that is created by running
> >>   eval "$(gpg-agent --daemon)" ?
> >
> > I got that in my x startup script and checked it manually.
> >
> >> The symptoms you describe indicate that KMail doesn't see this
> >> environment variable.
> >
> > Mhh, I am not sure now (not at home) but in the howto on the kde site
> > they say something about GNUPG_AGENT_INFO and if I remember correctly
> > my gpg-agante sets a variable called GPG_AGENT_INFO.
>
> The howto has obviously a bug. KMail looks for GPG_AGENT_INFO.

OK, would have been toy easy an answer anyway.

> > Could this be the
> > problem and only KMail (but not eg kgpg) is affected?
>
> No. I and many other people are using KMail with gpg-agent. Try if
> manually starting gpg-agent and then KMail from Konsole works.

I think, I tried that but will do so again.

Christian

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