Re: [Passwordms-user] gpgme : bad passphrase

[Jean D. <jea...@gm...>]

Hello,

I reinstalled my machine from debian etch to ubuntu 8.04 and that old
bug that bit me a year and a half ago and which disappear mysteriously
is reappearing again.

After the fresh install, I copied my old ~/.cpmrc and my cpmdb to my
new home. I retrieved the old libcdk4 from packages.debian.org by hand
and installed cpm from "debian.harry-b.de" package repository.

I also copied my ~/.gnupg directory and I am able to decypher the
cpmdb file by hand and read the xml with gpg and gunzip.

But, when I launch cpm, I get "gpgme : bad passphrase" when I try to
open an existing db. When I backup my password database and create a
new one, I cannot save the database, I get the same error message
while I am never given a chance to type my gpg key password...

 * I can check the various versions of the libs that are pulled in
 * I wish I could turn a log to get more cpm or gpgme debug information
 * It seems that the bug happen on ubuntu more often than on Debian,
need to check

Do you see another track?




On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 12:36 PM, Jean Daniel
<jea...@gm...> wrote:
> Solved: upgrading to the last version of CPM solved my mysterious problem.
>
> Thanks Harry,
>
>
>
> On 7/12/06, ha...@mm... <ha...@mm...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> --On Monday, June 05, 2006 14:01:47 +0200 Jean Daniel
>> <jea...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am trying to use cpm on ubuntu Breezy. I easily installed the
>> > compilation dependencies, I ./configured && ./made && ./made install
>> > succesfully.
>> >
>> > I set up a pair a gpg keys with the "gpg set up for rookie" on cpm's
>> > website. I could cypher and decypher a simple file with the keys.
>> >
>> > I copied the default config file from the tar.gz to ~/cpmrc and set the
>> > EncryptionKey parameter to the email adress of my keys.
>>
>> I assume you mean ~/.cpmrc here and the missing . is just a typo?
>>
>>
>> > When I launch cpm, the interface seems to wok well but it is not
>> > possible
>> > to save the changes. When i try to exit, I am asked whether I want to
>> > cypher the database, I say yes but I get an error message that says :
>> > gpgme : bad passphrase. I am stuck with no database.
>> >
>> > Any idea of what goes wrong?
>>
>> That sounds weird. You added a key by pressing CTRL-K, CTRL-A and see this
>> key in the list afterwards?
>>
>>
>> > Also, I am never asked for my passhrase at any time, is this a correct
>> > behavior?
>>
>> No, not at all. The passphrase is needed when the data is saved because
>> the
>> data gets signed with your key.
>> As soon as you quit and save or press CTRL-W you should be asked for your
>> passphrase.
>>
>>
>> > I am investigating different sources: reading mailing list archives,
>> > cpm's sources, and gpg documentation. which one is the most relevant to
>> > my problem?
>>
>> The most relevant source is this mailinglist (which unfortunately has very
>> low traffic) and a good source would also be the CPM forum at
>> http://www.harry-b.de/forum/viewforum.php?f=1
>>
>> Do you get a database file saved or is the whole file missing?
>>
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