Johannes Schmid wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have the problem that I cannot longer export my gnupg key as I always
> get the following error message
>
> # gpg --armor --export .gnupg/secring.gpg
> gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=20)
> gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
> gpg: key export failed: invalid packet
>
> # gpg --list-keys
> /home/jhs/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
> - ----------------------------
> pub 1024D/6E5BFD6B 2004-09-21
> uid Johannes Schmid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> sub 1024g/35A90063 2004-09-21
>
> gpg: mpi too large for this implementation (28015 bits)
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> gpg: keydb_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
>
>
> Encryption and decryption work fine. Would be nice if anyone could give
> me a hint how to rescue my key.
>
> Thanks,
> Johannes
[1] Your command IS wrong. It should NOT be done this way:
$ gpg --armor --export .gnupg/secring.gpg > secret-keys.gpg
It SHOULD be done this way:
$ cd
$ umask 077
$ gpg --export-secret-keys > secret-keys.gpg
# you don't need --armor for the way I am doing it.
If this fails or even gives a warning, GO NO FARTHER! I
hope your keys had an expiration date if you put them on
the key servers. If you didn't set an expiration they will
be there in limbo forever. If the second one works, let us
know and I will give you all of the steps. It is just that
Werner and others have tried so hard in cases like these
to correct the situation and most or all of them failed that
you will probably have to start over. By the second one
working I mean you will get NO warnings at all.
Btw, here is my result of executing your command (YES, MY FILES
WERE BACKED UP BEFORE I DID IT) with a GOOD set of files:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ gpg --armor --export .gnupg/secring.gpg \
> secret-keys.gpg
gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ls -l secret-keys.gpg
-rw------- 1 hhhobbit hhhobbit 0 Oct 14 00:31 secret-keys.gpg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ rm -f secret-keys.gpg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ gpg --export-secret-keys > secret-keys.gpg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ls -l secret-keys.gpg
-rw------- 1 hhhobbit hhhobbit 1857 Oct 14 00:33 secret-keys.gpg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ srm secret-keys.gpg
I think what Werner didn't like were the:
"gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=20)"
"gpg: key export failed: invalid packet"
Usually that means the kiss of death and you will probably still
get them doing the command the right way. I may give you the rest
of the steps anyway, so you can do it like an experiment. I think
you are going to be starting over ...
Ciao
Henry Hertz Hobbit
PS BACK UP YOUR KEYS AND GIVE THEM AN EXPIRE DATE!
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