Enough

[Vladimir Kosovac]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Christopher Curran wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>> Murray McAllister wrote:
>>>> On Dec 19, 2007 10:40 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>>     The key things are just killing me. I have Seahorse running and it
>>>>> is no help at all. It is just too much for me. Since you will not not
>>>>> let me write for Fedora without all these things done, I will not
>>>>> write
>>>>> for Fedora.
>>>>>
>>>>> Karl
>>>>>
>>>>> Goodbye
>>>>>     
>>>>
>>>> Karl, what steps do you use to generate keys?
>>>>
>>>> I followed these steps verbatim:
>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/UsingGpg/CreatingKeys
>>>>
>>>> 1. gpg --gen-key (I used all the default values)
>>>> 2. gpg --fingerprint your at email.address
>>>>
>>>> For me this prints something such as the following:
>>>>
>>>> pub   1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>>> Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46  20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB
>>>> Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious)
>>>> <murray.mcallister at gmail.com>
>>>> sub   2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>>>
>>>> Maybe the GPGKEYID is confusing? Using my example, first line (pub),
>>>> it is the second hex value (81B3FDEB)
>>>>
>>>> 3. Upload to MIT: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --send-keys 81B3FDEB
>>>>
>>>> 4. To export them, and possibly upload them to make an account: gpg
>>>> --export --armor murray.mcallister at gmail > murray_pub.asc
>>>> will export my public key to murray_pub.asc
>>>>
>>>> If you are still around, could you please run through the steps I have
>>>> here (even though they are a copy of the website), and let me know how
>>>> you go.
>>>>
>>>> All the best.
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> pub   1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>>> Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46  20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB
>>>> Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious)
>>>> <murray.mcallister at gmail.com>
>>>> sub   2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]
>>>>
>>>>   
>>> Murray, The last straw is after I got the stupid thing to put my
>>> signature into the message back to fedora It didn't do that right.
>>> And I just get Sorry your file is currupt.
>>>
>>> So having made 3 key rings and numerous tries at getting the thing to
>>> work I am done. There is something odd about F8 or something I am not
>>> aware of is causing trouble. But I'm tired of chasing problems.
>>>
>>>    Everything else seems to work fine.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>> Did you edit the .txt file before applying the key? It didn't
>> explicitly say that so that may be your issue.
> Geeze you guys take for a stupid jerk? Of course I did! Your fucking
> instructions say nothing but the message said to do it so I did.
> 
Way to respond to people who are trying pretty hard to help by providing
 instructions that worked for everybody else.

Granted, this process ought to be simplified but the statements how it's
so hard because there are no good instructions... come on.

Vladimir

> But good by. I am not going to write for your group because it is way
> too hard.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 251 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-docs-list/attachments/20071219/76d7892b/attachment.sig>