[Gpg4win-users-en] GPG4Win Error

[Jameson Scanlon]

On 5/4/09, Jameson Scanlon <jameson.scanlon at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 1)When using the installed version of gpg4win-1.1.4.exe in order to
> generate a key, I obtain the following error :
>
> The GPGME library returned an unexpected error.  The error was:
>
> General error
>
> This is probably a bug in GPA
> GPA will now try to recover from this error
>
> Whenever generating a key.  Do you have any possible advice?
>
> 2) I should also state that I have attempted to use WinPT - and that
> attempting to generate the key associated
> with this application results in a "Key Generation Wizard" dialog box
> coming up which states "General error".
>
> 3) I have also tried using alternative front end and GUI software for
> the purpose of generating a key more easily than would occur
> via using the gpg front end software.  That software is called
> GPGsheel-Setup.exe.
>
> This software, once installed, also generates a key generation error
> as follows (in a GPGkeys dialog box) :
> Error: No key has been generated.
> 4)I tried to figure out what could be causing this error and went into
> the Program Files/GnuPG folder to see if I could run gpg from the
> command line.  The following error ensues :
>
> gpg: renaming `C:/Users/Admin~/AppData/Roaming/gnupg\pubring.gpg' to `C:
> /Users/Admin~/AppData/Roaming/gnupg\pubring.bak' failed: File exists
> gpg: error writing public keyring
> `C:/Users/Administrator2/AppData/Roaming/gnupg
> \pubring.gpg': file rename error
>
> Key generation failed: file rename error
> I then tried to change the permissions on the relevant files in order
> to alter whether this file could be written upon.  This subsequently
> failed as (despite being the administrator on this file), I cannot
> change the permissions for the relevant file.
> Any advice much appreciated (and most needed!)
>
> Many thanks.
> Jameson.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jameson Scanlon <jameson.scanlon at googlemail.com>
> Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 23:22:44 +0100
> Subject: GPG4Win Errror
> To: info at intevation.de
> Cc: info at g10code.com
>
> I receive the following error.
>
> The GPGME library returned an unexpected error.  The error was:
>
> General error
>
> This is probably a bug in GPA
> GPA will now try to recover from this error
>
> Whenever generating a key.  Do you have any possible advice?
>
> Many thanks.
> Jameson.
>
>
>
> On 5/2/09, Jameson Scanlon <jameson.scanlon at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> I receive the following error.
>>
>> The GPGME library returned an unexpected error.  The error was:
>>
>> General error
>>
>> This is probably a bug in GPA
>> GPA will now try to recover from this error
>>
>> Whenever generating a key.  Do you have any possible advice?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>> Jameson.
>>
>