-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Erik and Charly, thanks to you, I realized the problem was all about the argument I was giving the "--local-user" option.
I was using the uid name (not a system account username) whereas I should have used the key id. Well, now it worked =) On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Erik Lotspeich<e...@lotspeich.org> wrote: > I have two key pairs: one for my personal e-mail and one for work, so I > am in a similar situation as you are. > > I switch between the two with the "--default-key" option to GPG and give > it my key ID as an argument (you can set this in your gpg.conf too). > > Even after looking at the man page, I'm not entirely clear what "name" > the "--local-user" option is after (e.g. is it a name of a local user on > the system, or is it the uid name on the key). > > Regards, > > Erik > > M.B.Jr. wrote: >> Hi list, >> this is my first message here. >> >> Firstly, thank you Werner Koch and collaborators for such a superb software. >> >> More than an enthusiast on cryptography, I am a Brazilian citizen, >> concerned with the privacy and authenticity "components" involved in >> information exchange transactions (not only in digital format). >> Mainly, I'm concerned with the proper degree into which privacy and >> authenticity can contribute to a fair relationship between society and >> government. >> >> Digressions left aside, I've been using GnuPG for a while both in >> Linux distros and in Windows XP, without facing big issues. Until now. >> Let me depict the situation. >> >> OS: Windows XP Home SP3. >> GnuPG version: 1.4.7 >> >> I have already generated a GnuPG key pair with ELG-E and DSA and >> everything was working fine. >> I was able then to sign files, simply with (e.g.): >> >> >> (1) gpg --clearsign "myfile.txt" >> >> >> by the time I generated a second key pair (again with ELG-E and DSA) >> to a new, distinct "user-id", this problem took place. >> >> Now, I want to sign some stuff with the new local user id's private >> key, and I try the command (e.g.): >> >> >> (2) gpg --local-user "[NEW_ID_NAME]" --clearsign "somefile.txt" >> >> >> and it prompts me NOT for a passphrase, nor does it even create an >> empty "asc" file. >> Instead, it only returns the message: >> >> usage: gpg [options] [filename] >> >> So far, I can only sign files with (1), using the first private key my >> GnuPG installation generated, which represents sort of a >> default-and-only usable "user-id". >> >> Is it expected? Am I missing something? Is it possible to sign files >> with my second "user-id"? >> Thank you very much, - -- Marcio Barbado, Jr. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFKi0NThIh3kh+NgOcRAiYqAJ9EoZhxqXmf/CWurxfBQ3WPdkg0vQCdEE4m OEfsumdFF+sMnxtKNv4n+kA= =g3Xa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
