Description of problem: I used Fedora 15 with KDE before switching to Fedora 17. In F15 there was /etc/kde/env/gpg-agent-startup.sh and /etc/kde/shutdown/gpg-agent-shutdown.sh who took care of starting the gpg-agent with the session. These scripts where removed with https://fedorahosted.org/kde-settings/changeset/308/trunk with the comment that the agent should start on demand now. That doesn't work: I have KGpg set to autostart with the session and use the gpg-agent. KGpg now gives this message on startup: The use of GnuPG Agent is enabled in GnuPG's configuration file. However, the agent does not seem to be running. This could result in problems with signing/decryption. Please disable GnuPG Agent form KGpg settings or fix the agent. When trying to sign something on the commandline with gpg, no agent is started "on demand" either to store my passphrase (checked with ps and by trying to decrypt the same file shortly afterwards). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnupg-1.4.12-1.fc17.x86_64 gnupg2-2.0.18-3.fc17.x86_64 kde-settings-4.8-16.fc17.noarch kgpg-4.8.4-1.fc17.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. login into X with a KDE session 2. gpg -o - some.file.gpg 3. enter the passphrase of your gpg key 4. gpg -o - some.file.gpg Actual results: you are asked for the passphrase again Expected results: the gpg-agent should supply the passphrase
just an additional note: copying the gpg-agent-startup.sh and gpg-agent-shutdown.sh files from F15 fixed the problem. The agent starts with the session, passphrase entry is moved to qtpinentry (was gpg on the commandline without agent) and the agent stores the key as configured.
it's kmail/kontact that now starts gpg-agent on demand. kmail was the primary reason we'd autostart'd gpg-agent in the past.
> it's kmail/kontact that now starts gpg-agent on demand. kmail was the primary > reason we'd autostart'd gpg-agent in the past. But what if I autostart KGpg, but not Kontact? Or use Thunderbird instead (I know that is heresy ;-) but somebody may prefer it). Do all shells and other programs really inherit the neccessary environment variables etc. when gpg-agent is started by kmail/kontact?
I came across this because dolphin also assumes the agent is running for file right-click=>Actions. Installing the /etc/kde/env/gpg-agent-startup.sh and /etc/kde/shutdown/gpg-agent-shutdown.sh from the link in the original description restored the functionality.
My problem is slightly different. I get the same error message almost every time KDE starts: "The use of GnuPG Agent is enabled in GnuPG's configuration file (/home/hako/.gnupg/gpg.conf). However, the agent does not seem to be running. This could result in problems with signing/decryption. Please disable GnuPG Agent from KGpg settings, or fix the agent." However, in my case, gpg-agent is listed with ps, and actively running. When I use it either with CLI of Kontact, it works. So, why do I still get the annoying Kgpg error message almost every time KDE starts?
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This is still a problem with F18 at least. I've found this with KGpg, too. * gnupg2-2.0.19-7.fc18.x86_64 * kgpg-4.10.5-1.fc18.x86_64
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This is still an issue in Fedora 19. If kgpg is enabled at start-up, there's no running gpg-agent.
Just tested using the removed gpg-agent-startup.sh from /etc/kde/env mentioned in comment #0. That seems to work well. I have not tested with Kmail.
kde-settings-19-25.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kde-settings-19-25.fc19
kde-settings-20-6.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kde-settings-20-6.fc20
Package kde-settings-20-6.fc20: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing kde-settings-20-6.fc20' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-20946/kde-settings-20-6.fc20 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
kde-settings-19-26.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
kde-settings-20-7.fc20, heisenbug-kde-theme-19.90.5-1.fc20, sddm-0.2.0-0.16.20130914git50ca5b20.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.