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archsal

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Registered: 2013-05-27

Posts: 11

gpg hangs on import private-key

I'm trying to import my private key that I exported from my mac.

I use:

gpg --import 'key.asc' 

I get a window to enter my passphrase. Then when I enter it correctly. It doesn't return me to a prompt.

I'm really stuck here.

Elizine

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From: United Kingdom

Registered: 2015-10-07

Posts: 39

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Re: gpg hangs on import private-key

Log in to another shell and start a "dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/zero" and it takes off after a few seconds / minutes.

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ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: gpg hangs on import private-key

Elizine, what is your rationale for that?  Are you trying to create entropy?
I don't think an import requires entropy.

BTW, be extremely careful with that dd command.  Getting the input file and output file reversed would be catastrophic.

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