On Sunday, March 09, 2014 22:06:07 Jack Chastain wrote:
> > ...
> > Really sign? (y/N) y
> > gpg: secret key parts are not available
> > gpg: signing failed: general error
> > 
> > Key not changed so no update needed.
> > joe@Mint-VirtualBox ~ $
> > 
> > So the problem I have is that the original keys and revocation certificate
> > are on a flash drive.
> > Which actually died, I can not access it.
> 
> This is the exact issue I am having as well - I presume the keys I have on
> the flash drive (NOT on the laptop as described by the referenced page) is
> the issue?

I think that's the problem, yes.

> Is it just a matter of moving the key - temporarily - to the laptop? Sorry
> to sound clueless - but it is an actual state, so I have no choice ;-)

GPG won't let you do that.  If you try to import a secret key that you already 
have in your secret keyring, it will reject the import.  [Or at least that's 
been my experience.]

Exactly how to deal with this correctly is a good question.

  -- Chris

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