I confirm that gpg key generation is broken on Ubuntu 8.10 running on Linux cesar 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I get pretty the same error. Here's the info you asked: ce...@cesar:~$ ls -A .gnupg/ -ld drwx------ 2 cesar cesar 232 2009-03-10 16:13 .gnupg/ ce...@cesar:~$ ls -ld /home/cesar/.gnupg/ drwx------ 2 cesar cesar 232 2009-03-10 16:13 /home/cesar/.gnupg/ ce...@cesar:~$ ls -l /home/cesar/.gnupg/ Total 20 -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 28 2008-10-26 01:07 gpg.conf -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 2614 2008-12-11 00:58 pubring.gpg -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 2614 2008-12-11 00:58 pubring.gpg~ -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 600 2009-03-10 16:14 random_seed -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 0 2008-10-26 02:23 secring.gpg -rw------- 1 cesar cesar 1200 2008-12-11 00:58 trustdb.gpg As you can see I'm the only user who has access to these files (as it should be, afaiu). ** Changed in: seahorse (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Seahorse will not generate a key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321287 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs