pgp error in Evolution

[Foppe Hemminga]

Binary package hint: evolution

 Intrepid alpha 6: pgp in Evolution error

After the upgrades from around sept 26 I get this error from pgp when I send email through Evolution:

Could not create message.

Because "gpg: problemen met de agent - gebruik van de agent uitgeschakeld
gpg: schrijven naar ‘-’
gpg: DSA/SHA1 signature from: “ABCDEF Foppe Hemminga <email address hidden>”
", you may need to select different mail options.

Translates to: "pgp: problem with the agent - use of agend turned off
gpg: wrote to "-"

This is in gnome but the password box is from KDE since I installed that. The error is in a gnome Evolution box. In rare occasions a password box gnome style appears after I typed the password in the KDE style password box.

When I type pgp in console it asks to start writing a message (looks installed to me).

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?
 * Do you have the issue under GNOME?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Foppe Hemminga (foppe)]

Hi Sebastien,

I don't think this bug is reproducable on a new install.
I added KDE, then upgraded from 8.04 (Hardy) to 8.10 (Intrepid) Alpha 6 and after one or two daily system upgrades the error occurred. I think it's a settings problem.
The error occurs likewise in GNOME as in KDE session.

I will upload three images (if the Launchpad permits me). The first is the KDE type passwordbox that's new from some keyring I suppose.

[Foppe Hemminga (foppe)]

The second image is the standard passwordbox from Evolution. This image is not so interesting ;)

[Foppe Hemminga (foppe)]

And the third image is the error notice. it has Evolution in the statusbar. All images are taken from a GNOME session.

[Foppe Hemminga (foppe)]

I installed Ubuntu Intrepid Beta from CD (fresh install) with the existing /home/ folder/drive. This cured the problem. I haven't installed KDE at the moment.
Anyway, I still think something was wrong with some conflicting settings. At this point I'll close this bug report.

Thanks for your time.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

not sure why the kde dialogs were triggered but it looks like they could be hijacking the GNOME one and creating the bug

[Zivago Lee (zivagolee)]

I have a similar issue but i'm running GNOME. For some reason, I cannot sign my emails anymore after an upgrade from Hardy.