Package: gnupg Version: 1.4.2-2 Severity: normal I tried to create a key in an unattended way using this file:
| Key-Type: DSA | Key-Length: 1024 | Subkey-Type: ElGamal | Subkey-Length: 2048 | Name-Real: Backups for host foobar | Name-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Expire-Date: 2y | Passphrase: foo Which made GnuPG die with an Ohhh jee: } [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp/foo$ gpg --batch --gen-key < ./keygen } gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir `.' } +++++++++++++++.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++++++++++++.+++++.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>+++++..+++++<+++++....>+++++.................................................................................................................+++++ } } gpg: Ohhhh jeeee: ... this is a bug (keygen.c:1872:do_create) } secmem usage: 1856/3328 bytes in 7/11 blocks of pool 3488/32768 } zsh: abort gpg --batch --gen-key < ./keygen If I use a proper algorithm name (like ELG-E) instead of the wrong ElGamal everything is fine, but the error handling could be better :) -- Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

