#50238: gpg2 can't connect to the agent specified in GPG_AGENT_INFO ---------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: neil_mayhew@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4 Keywords: gnupg2 | Port: ---------------------------+-------------------------------- I have a running `gpg-agent`: {{{ $ ps x | grep gpg 44980 ?? Ss 0:00.09 gpg-agent --daemon --write-env-file }}} The environment is set correctly: {{{ $ env | grep GPG GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/gpg-qIkaon/S.gpg-agent:44980:1 }}} The socket exists: {{{ $ ls -l ${GPG_AGENT_INFO%%:*} srwxr-xr-x 1 mayhewn wheel 0 Jan 5 16:11 /tmp/gpg-qIkaon/S.gpg-agent }}} The environment file also exists: {{{ $ cat ~/.gpg-agent-info GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/gpg-qIkaon/S.gpg-agent:44980:1 }}} However, when I run `gpg2` it can't find the agent: {{{ $ touch foo $ gpg2 --sign foo You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for user: "Neil Mayhew <...>" 1024-bit DSA key, ID XXXXXXXX, created 2005-11-21 gpg: can't connect to the agent - trying fall back }}} At this point, it manages to find the agent that was started by `launchd`, and a pinentry dialog pops up on the screen. This is unfortunate, since I'm using `ssh` and not sitting in front of the computer. I've tried using `dtruss -f`, and as far as I can tell `gpg2` and its children never stat or open the socket, and in fact never refer to it at all. They do, however, try to stat `~/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent` which normally doesn't exist, but even if I symlink the actual socket to this location, `gpg2` still can't find the agent. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/50238> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X