Udev Rules for SmartCard Support
Bug #57755 reported by
Lukas Fittl
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnupg (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
gnupg2 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
hal (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
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Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
To use OpenPGP SmartCards with gnupg you need a working SmartCard reader. These devices are not supported out-of-the-box in Ubuntu because the udev rules are missing. If the rules are there by default, Ubuntu will be the first "Fellowship-Ready" distro (http://
Until this is fixed, users have to use the following howto: http://
Changed in gnupg: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-main-sponsors |
Changed in gnupg: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in hal: | |
assignee: | nobody → pitti |
Changed in gnupg2 (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Michael Bienia (geser) → nobody |
Changed in gnupg (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Michael Bienia (geser) → nobody |
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The following patch also creates/deletes the group scard in postinst/postrm, I am not sure if everything concerning this is done right.