Re: [Macgpg-users] Can't import public keys - "no such file or directory."

[Ludwig H. <ml...@ha...>]

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abe sorge wrote on 09.03.11 18:40:
> Hi everyone.
> 
> I have joesmith.gpg on my desktop, a public key that I copied into a 
> text file and changed the file extension. I go to terminal and type:
> 
> gpg --import joesmith.gpg
> 
> gpg: can't open `joesmith.gpg': No such file or directory
> 
> So, where should I put this file where gpg can find it?

When you start up Terminal, per default the working directory is your
home directory. "Desktop" is located one level below, so just type

	cd Desktop

followed by

	gpg --import joesmith.gpg

and you should be done.

> Additionally, I haven't been able to even find my own keypairs that
> I've generated - where are they stored by default? No problems
> exporting, just importing.

gpg keys are usually stored in a directory named .gnupg, located in your
home directory. The period in front indicates that it is invisible by
most programs. However, you won't see single keys in there, they are
kept in one file called "keyring".

Does "gpg --list-keys" show your keys?



HTH

Ludwig
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