On 10/18/15, Chris Bannister <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 11:36:00AM +0100, peter green wrote: >> Is there a way to tell apt to accept expired keys? googling it I only >> find >> either instructions to download updated keys or instructions to disable >> GPG >> verification completely. >> >> In the case I just ran into I was able to find an updated version of the >> key >> with a later expiry but i'd like to know for the future if there is a way >> to >> tell apt to accept the expired key. > > Is this a wind up? Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of having keys > in the first place?
That was my kneejerk reaction when I read this earlier. I just didn't have anything as reference to back up my thought process. Responding now with a "ditto" and that, *if this was me*, I would be digging harder for a current key instead of trying to force something that's... "old and moldy".. :) Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
