On May 1, 2011, at 7:51 PM, John Clizbe wrote: > Christopher Tran wrote: >> Whats the easiest way to keep GPG keys synced between my computers? Like, I > have my MacBook, which is usually my main machine, but I also have my netbook > which I prefer carrying around and sometimes I update my key with User IDs on > either machine but the only way I have thought of is to export and import > every > single time. Is there an easier way? > > The simplification is in /how/ you import the keys: > > gpg --import /path/to/other/secring.gpg > > gpg --import-options import-local-sigs --import /path/to/other/pubring.gpg > > Do this first on one machine bringing over the changes from the other and then > repeat on the second machine. By importing the full keyring, there is no need > for the export step. > > Note: this works for now. It is likely to change and break in some form > in the future.
The issue about future versions is that you probably won't be able to import a keyring file directly. At the moment, a keyring file and the exported keyring format happen to be the same, but this is likely to change. A method that should work equally well today and in the future is: gpg --export-secret-keys > my-secret-keyring.gpg gpg --export-options export-local-sigs --export > my-public-keyring.gpg (copy the files over) gpg --import my-secret-keyring.gpg gpg --import-options import-local-sigs my-public-keyring.gpg It's an export plus an import, but you don't need to explicitly state which key(s) you want to play with. Just bring the whole ring over. David _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
