Re: [Duplicity-talk] problems with decryption gpg times out

[covici]

So, with the options mentioned in the message you mentioned I got the
following:
===== Begin GnuPG log =====
gpg: encrypted with 4096-bit RSA key, ID <hidden> created 2016-05-06
"John Covici (key for backup) <hidden>"
gpg: public key decryption failed: No passphrase given
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
===== End GnuPG log =====
I thought it would ask me for the password.   I would like to have that
option if possible.  But at least I have it working.  One problem was
that I had a special character which I had to prefix with \ .


address@hidden wrote:

> On 07.05.2016 08:48, address@hidden wrote:
> > Hi.  I am not getting my own messages, so I don't know if anything gets
> > through, but I have some more information about this problem.
> 
> the list works fine. check your spam folders or whatever, this message as 
> well as the other one went through. i assume you generally receive mails from 
> the list as you are posting here, but just in case i'll cc you directly.
>  
> > I did a google search and apparently this has something to do with using
> > gpg 2.1.  I have been trying different combinations of gpg options such
> > as --pinentry-mode loopback and allow-pinentry-mode in my
> > gpg-agent.conf, but I seem to have no way to enter my password, so I can
> > decrypt a volume!  Not much point in backing up, if you can't restore.
> 
> yeah, gpg decided to make it really difficult to pump passwords into gpg 2.1+ 
> via shell. what you need is
> 
> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/duplicity-talk/2015-07/msg00068.html
> 
> > Without duplicity, I can enter my password for gpg fine, but no
> > combination if exporting the password or not is working for me.
> > 
> > Please help if you can.
> > 
> 
> additionally you may want to try duply, which tests if your given gpg 
> settings work as expected before running duplicity itself.
> 
> ..ede/duply.net
> 

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