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Code of Conduct: gpg-agent is not available in this session

Asked by bra10n

In trying to complete the process of signing the C.o.C, I came across this problem...
gpg-agent is not available in this session
How do I finish the process?
Terminal output as follows:

bra10n@bra10n-desktop:~$ gpg --clearsign UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt

You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "Dennis Michael Wickman <email address hidden>"
2048-bit RSA key, ID 28684A3B, created 2010-07-20

gpg: gpg-agent is not available in this session
gpg: can't open `UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt': No such file or directory
gpg: UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt: clearsign failed: file open error
bra10n@bra10n-desktop:~$

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Best Marc Stewart (marc.stewart) said : 		#1

gpg-agent isn't the problem here: you'll get the "not available" message even when you sign the CoC successfully.

"gpg: can't open `UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt': No such file or directory" is the error message to pay attention to. It means that you're in the wrong directory when you try to run gpg.

In most cases, UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt is downloaded to "Downloads", rather than the home directory, so try:
cd ~/Downloads
and then:
gpg --clearsign UbuntuCodeofConduct-1.1.txt

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bra10n (bra10n-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

Marc,
Thank you for you response.
However I remain unable to to complete this task. What seemingly began as a very well controlled and 'tight' instruction set has turned farcical. Forgive me for missing the simple change of directory; such an oversight in the instruction set I did not foresee.
I have since generated a new PGP key which I have sent over an hour ago, but which is still to make the Ubuntu key server. I have deactivated the initial key and trust this is not impacting on this latest attempt.

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bra10n (bra10n-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Finally success. I might also add that the entire C.o.C was required to be pasted as confirmation, and not merely the PGP signature section as requested.
Thanks again for your assistance

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bra10n (bra10n-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

Thanks Marc Stewart, that solved my question.