Re: [pidgin-encrypt-devel] Please help - Can't copy keys from one computer to another

[Bill T. <gai...@ic...>]

On May 6, 2013, at 2:20 PM, JKJohnson wrote:

> Hello, I am having a hard time copying keys from one computer to another. 
> 
> I've copied my good key(s) from my thumb drive to my .purple folder several times and when I re-start Pidgin, a new key gets generated and my good keys get overwritten.
> 
> How do I fix this?
> 
> Thanks in advance.


It may be an issue with the permissions on the key files.  Ensure that they are only readable/writable by the user.

You may get some more useful information by looking at the Pidgin Debug log on startup when the keys get generated: look for messages from the plugin indicating that it found the key files unacceptable and that it decided to regenerate them.

Given the lack of development resources on the project, I'd generally suggest that questions like this go to the "users" list rather than the developer list.

Thanks,

-Bill