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Bug 678680 - Fails to create GPG key
Fails to create GPG key
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: seahorse
Classification: Applications
Component: general
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Seahorse Maintainer
Seahorse Maintainer
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-06-23 21:15 UTC by Andreas Kloeckner
Modified: 2012-06-29 08:06 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Debian-generated software info (2.11 KB, text/plain)
2012-06-23 21:15 UTC, Andreas Kloeckner 		  Details
pgp: Add suggestion to generate entropy while generating key (6.85 KB, patch)
2012-06-29 08:04 UTC, Stef Walter 		committed Details | Review

Description Andreas Kloeckner 2012-06-23 21:15:58 UTC 
Created attachment 217094 [details]
Debian-generated software info

I tried to create a new 4096-bit GPG key using seahorse, and it simply sat there with the progress indicator spinning, but GPG was not using the CPU at all, and no progress was being made as far as I could tell.
Comment 1 Andreas Kloeckner 2012-06-23 21:18:52 UTC 
This appears to be an issue with the system lacking entropy--but the command line version of gpg provided feedback along these lines, while seahorse didn't. This should be improved.
Comment 2 Stef Walter 2012-06-29 08:04:41 UTC 
Created attachment 217588 [details] [review]
pgp: Add suggestion to generate entropy while generating key
Comment 3 Stef Walter 2012-06-29 08:06:02 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. Fixed and are now displaying a similar notice to gpg in the progress dialog.