Public bug reported: I have been trying to search for GPG keys on the Mailbox.org HKPS key server, using the following command:
gpg2 --debug-all --keyserver=hkps://pgp.mailbox.org --search [email protected] This, however, fails with the following output: ------------------------------------------------------------ gpg: reading options from '/home/john/.gnupg/gpg.conf' gpg: enabled debug flags: packet mpi crypto filter iobuf memory cache memstat trust hashing cardio ipc clock lookup extprog gpg: DBG: [not enabled in the source] start gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- # Home: /home/john/.gnupg gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- # Config: /home/john/.gnupg/dirmngr.conf gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK Dirmngr 2.1.15 at your service gpg: DBG: connection to the dirmngr established gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> GETINFO version gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- D 2.1.15 gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> KEYSERVER --clear hkps://pgp.mailbox.org gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> KS_SEARCH -- [email protected] gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- ERR 1 General error <Unspecified source> gpg: error searching keyserver: General error gpg: keyserver search failed: General error gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> BYE gpg: DBG: [not enabled in the source] stop gpg: random usage: poolsize=600 mixed=0 polls=0/0 added=0/0 outmix=0 getlvl1=0/0 getlvl2=0/0 gpg: secmem usage: 0/65536 bytes in 0 blocks ------------------------------------------------------------ This confused me, as I am perfectly able to connect and find the key by manually using dirmngr. What is interesting is that gpg2 is able to connect and find the key when I prefix the command with sudo: sudo gpg2 --debug-all --keyserver=hkps://pgp.mailbox.org --search [email protected] This outputs the following: ------------------------------------------------------------ gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/john/.gnupg' gpg: reading options from '/home/john/.gnupg/gpg.conf' gpg: enabled debug flags: packet mpi crypto filter iobuf memory cache memstat trust hashing cardio ipc clock lookup extprog gpg: DBG: [not enabled in the source] start gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- # Home: /home/john/.gnupg gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- # Config: /home/john/.gnupg/dirmngr.conf gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK Dirmngr 2.1.15 at your service gpg: DBG: connection to the dirmngr established gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> GETINFO version gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- D 2.1.15 gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> KEYSERVER --clear hkps://pgp.mailbox.org gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> KS_SEARCH -- [email protected] gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- S PROGRESS tick ? 0 0 gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- S SOURCE https://pgp.mailbox.org:443 gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- D info:1:1%0D%0Apub:854f20b818a24864:1:4096:1392491184:1518721584:%0D%0Auid:"mailbox.org Support-Team (mailbox.org Support-Team) <[email protected]>":1392491184:1518721584:%0D%0A gpg: data source: https://pgp.mailbox.org:443 gpg: DBG: chan_3 <- OK gpg: DBG: iobuf-1.0: close '?' (1) "mailbox.org Support-Team (mailbox.org Support-Team) <support@mailbox. 4096 bit RSA key 854F20B818A24864, created: 2014-02-15, expires: 2018-02-15 Keys 1-1 of 1 for "[email protected]". Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit > Q gpg: error searching keyserver: Operation cancelled gpg: keyserver search failed: Operation cancelled gpg: DBG: chan_3 -> BYE gpg: DBG: [not enabled in the source] stop gpg: random usage: poolsize=600 mixed=0 polls=0/0 added=0/0 outmix=0 getlvl1=0/0 getlvl2=0/0 gpg: secmem usage: 0/65536 bytes in 0 blocks ------------------------------------------------------------ I am using version 17.04 of Ubuntu, and version 2.1.15-1ubuntu7 of gnupg2. Thanks for any help. This really does seem like a bug. Edit: to clarify, when I manually used dirmngr, I did not use sudo. ** Affects: gnupg2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: dirmngr hkps keys -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1724688 Title: gpg2 can only connect to HKPS keyserver with sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/+bug/1724688/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
