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Asked: 2016-07-15 04:22:02 +0800 CST

Can't sign Ubuntu code of conduct

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This is what I get when I type command to sign the Code of conduct for Launchpad.

clearsign failed: secret key not available

I followed steps from Launchpad but didn't get the confirmation e-mail from the launchpad servers, after uploading the key. That seems to be the missing bone here but I thought I could sign it with out those instructions.

This is all I am doing :

gpg --clearsign ./UbuntuCodeofConduct-2.0.txt
gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
gpg: ./UbuntuCodeofConduct-2.0 (1).txt: clearsign failed: secret key not available

Launchpad instructs to do this but also as I said before it also said I would get an e-mail which I cannot find.

Also when I do :

gpg --fingerprint

I get no output.

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    First use Seahorse to export an ASC file.

    Get the ID number for the key in the Seahorse program by click on the Key and choosing properties

    Go to the ASC file's directory inside a terminal an do

    gpg --import **keyname**.asc

    Provide the passphrase

    Now sign the Ubuntu code of conduct by providing the Key ID

    gpg --clearsign --default-key **KEY_ID** UbuntuCodeofConduct-2.0.txt

    Go to the signing page where the Launchpad platform will ask to paste the contents of the resulting signed key.

    It will be the name as the original file but end with ASC extention.

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