Karl Larsen wrote:
> Murray McAllister wrote:
>> On Dec 19, 2007 10:40 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di(a)zianet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The key things are just killing me. I have Seahorse running and it
>>> is no help at all. It is just too much for me. Since you will not not
>>> let me write for Fedora without all these things done, I will not
>>> write
>>> for Fedora.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>> Goodbye
>>>
>>
>> Karl, what steps do you use to generate keys?
>>
>> I followed these steps verbatim:
>>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/UsingGpg/CreatingKeys
>>
>> 1. gpg --gen-key (I used all the default values)
>> 2. gpg --fingerprint your(a)email.address
>>
>> For me this prints something such as the following:
>>
>> pub 1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>> Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46 20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB
>> Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious)
>> <murray.mcallister(a)gmail.com>
>> sub 2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>
>> Maybe the GPGKEYID is confusing? Using my example, first line (pub),
>> it is the second hex value (81B3FDEB)
>>
>> 3. Upload to MIT: gpg --keyserver
pgp.mit.edu --send-keys 81B3FDEB
>>
>> 4. To export them, and possibly upload them to make an account: gpg
>> --export --armor murray.mcallister@gmail > murray_pub.asc
>> will export my public key to murray_pub.asc
>>
>> If you are still around, could you please run through the steps I have
>> here (even though they are a copy of the website), and let me know how
>> you go.
>>
>> All the best.
>>
>>
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>>
>> pub 1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>> Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46 20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB
>> Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious)
>> <murray.mcallister(a)gmail.com>
>> sub 2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>
>>
> Murray, The last straw is after I got the stupid thing to put my
> signature into the message back to fedora It didn't do that right.
> And I just get Sorry your file is currupt.
>
> So having made 3 key rings and numerous tries at getting the thing to
> work I am done. There is something odd about F8 or something I am not
> aware of is causing trouble. But I'm tired of chasing problems.
>
> Everything else seems to work fine.
>
> Karl
>
>
Did you edit the .txt file before applying the key? It didn't
explicitly say that so that may be your issue.
Geeze you guys take for a stupid
jerk? Of course I did! Your fucking
instructions say nothing but the message said to do it so I did.
But good by. I am not going to write for your group because it is way
too hard.
Karl
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