[pkg-gnupg-maint] Bug#577737: [pinentry-qt4] Re: gpg command won't use agent if the agent is configured to use pinentry-qt4

[OmegaPhil]

On 12/10/16 18:02, OmegaPhil wrote:
> On 12/10/16 08:31, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
>> Control: tags 577737 + moreinfo unreproducible
>>
>> On Thu 2014-02-20 16:57:15 -0500, OmegaPhil wrote:
>>
>>> Package: pinentry-qt4
>>> Version: 0.8.3-2
>>>
>>> I also get this bug - today I finally researched into and set up
>>> Enigmail and gpg, yet it failed to generate a revocation certificate
>>> and later send an encrypted/signed mail - bad passphrase or key
>>> couldnt be found.
>>
>> i haven't been able to reproduce this reported problem with pinentry-qt4
>> or its current equivalent pinentry-qt.  Is this still a problem with
>> 0.9.7-6 in debian unstable or 0.9.7-5 in debian testing?  Is there a
>> straightforward way to reproduce the problem?  Is it an issue with
>> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS perhaps?
>>
>>                 --dkg
> 
> 
> Since that point, I have uninstalled pinentry-qt4 and have happily been
> using pinentry-gtk-2.
> 
> Installing pinentry-qt (0.9.7-5) and switching to it via alternatives
> results in the following error dialog coming up 4 times in succession
> from Enigmail:
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> GnuPG cannot query your passphrase via pinentry.
> 
> This is a system setup or configuration error that prevents Enigmail
> from working properly and cannot be fixed automatically.
> 
> We strongly recommend that you consult our support web site at
> https://enigmail.net/faq.
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> The real error comes out in ~/.xsession-errors:
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> gpg-agent[7019]: can't connect to the PIN entry module
> '/usr/bin/pinentry': End of file
> gpg-agent[7019]: failed to unprotect the secret key: No pinentry
> gpg-agent[7019]: failed to read the secret key
> gpg-agent[7019]: command 'PKDECRYPT' failed: No pinentry
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> Manually calling pintentry seems to work:
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> OK Pleased to meet you
> GETPIN
> 
> D lol
> OK
> 
> =====================================================================
> 
> So its still effectively useless.


Note that I'm no longer running Debian Testing but Devuan Testing,
however the pinentry package is unchanged.


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