I have a key with two subkeys, the two subkeys have no expiration. I am
trying to remove the expiration date on the primary key, but the
suggested commands don't seem to have any effect and more strangely
don't seem to return any error messages or a non-zero exit code. I have
tried using both using the gpg console and the --quick-set-expire
option, but both have no effect. I have also tried extending the
expiration date, but the results are the same:
quick-set
$ gpg --verbose --with-subkey-fingerprints --list-keys
AB48C7022E543EABE8021D6FB29E1E6371FDBFB6
gpg: enabled compatibility flags:
gpg: using pgp trust model
gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: 2 keys processed (2 validity counts cleared)
gpg: marginals needed: 3 completes needed: 1 trust model: pgp
gpg: depth: 0 valid: 2 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 2u
gpg: next trustdb check due at 2030-04-12
pub rsa4096 2021-12-10 [C] [expires: 2024-12-10]
AB48C7022E543EABE8021D6FB29E1E6371FDBFB6
uid [ unknown] <jhatha...@wikimedia.org>
uid [ unknown] Jesse Hathaway
sub rsa4096 2021-12-10 [S]
68324D0D9D86586CABBF5AA9ABA34714F5533665
sub rsa4096 2021-12-10 [E]
F0A97995C8E8E79AD444BDAF7DE5A2D165656F60
$ gpg --quick-set-expire AB48C7022E543EABE8021D6FB29E1E6371FDBFB6 0
$ # no change
gpg console
$ gpg --edit-key AB48C7022E543EABE8021D6FB29E1E6371FDBFB6
gpg (GnuPG) 2.4.5; Copyright (C) 2024 g10 Code GmbH
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Secret key is available.
gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: marginals needed: 3 completes needed: 1 trust model: pgp
gpg: depth: 0 valid: 2 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 2u
gpg: next trustdb check due at 2030-04-12
sec rsa4096/B29E1E6371FDBFB6
created: 2021-12-10 expires: 2024-12-10 usage: C
trust: unknown validity: unknown
ssb rsa4096/ABA34714F5533665
created: 2021-12-10 expires: never usage: S
ssb rsa4096/7DE5A2D165656F60
created: 2021-12-10 expires: never usage: E
[ unknown] (1). <jhatha...@wikimedia.org>
[ unknown] (2) Jesse Hathaway
gpg> expire
Changing expiration time for the primary key.
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
0 = key does not expire
<n> = key expires in n days
<n>w = key expires in n weeks
<n>m = key expires in n months
<n>y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0)
Key does not expire at all
Is this correct? (y/N) y
sec rsa4096/B29E1E6371FDBFB6
created: 2021-12-10 expires: 2024-12-10 usage: C
trust: unknown validity: unknown
ssb rsa4096/ABA34714F5533665
created: 2021-12-10 expires: never usage: S
ssb rsa4096/7DE5A2D165656F60
created: 2021-12-10 expires: never usage: E
[ unknown] (1). <jhatha...@wikimedia.org>
[ unknown] (2) Jesse Hathaway
gpg> save
$ # no change
gpg version
$ gpg --version
gpg (GnuPG) 2.4.5
libgcrypt 1.11.0
Copyright (C) 2024 g10 Code GmbH
License GNU GPL-3.0-or-later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Home: /home/jhathaway/.gnupg
Supported algorithms:
Pubkey: RSA, ELG, DSA, ECDH, ECDSA, EDDSA
Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH,
CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256
Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224
Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2
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