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gnupg automatically answering questions
- From: "Ron C. Colcernian" <rcc at DResults dot Com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 22:39:54 -0500
- Subject: gnupg automatically answering questions
When running GnuPg on Win98SE, the windows port on cygwin from bash
version 1.3.10 and 1.3.6,
generating a revoke key gpg does not stop at the confirmation question,
also gpg --gen-key automatically answers the first question.
For example:
$ gpg --gen-revoke abc@company.com
sec 1024D/6829503F 2002-03-31 My Name <abc@company.com>
Create a revocation certificate for this key? << gpg did not stop here
$
The problem is that somehow it automatically answered with a return, and
gpg assumed the answer was no by default, as a result I cannot create
a revoke key.
As a side note if I end the command: gpg --gen-revoke abc@company.com
with a Control-J (NL) gpg does stop at the "Create a revo .. " question.
Another example of --gen-key
$ gpg --gen-key
... Greeting
Please select what kind of key you want:
(1) DSA and ElGamal (default)
(2) DSA (sign only)
(3) ElGamal (sign and encrypt)
Your selection? << gpg did not stop here and wait for me
DSA keypair will have 1024 bits.
About to generate a new ELG-E keypair
.....
What keysize do you want? (1024) << gpg did stop here to wait for an answer
Under WinXpPro and NT4 gpg (running bash) waits for the user as expected.
Running gnupg-w32-1.0.6-2.zip
Ron Colcernian
rcc@dresults.com
(248)-408-5400
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