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now-im

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Registered: 2018-02-14

Posts: 19

[Solved] Can't Git Sign Commits

Whenever I try to git sign a commit, I get this error.

git commit -m "message"
error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: failed to write commit object

I have tried the following methods to solve this.

1. As I use Zsh and Oh-My-Zsh, I enable gpg-agent plugin.
2. Tried to add this on my shell config export GPG_TTY=$(tty).
3. Edited the ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf to set pinentry-program as pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses

I have turned the internet upside down, but I can't seem to solve the problem. Kindly help!

Last edited by now-im (2021-03-20 14:17:06)

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: [Solved] Can't Git Sign Commits

Get rid of oh-my-zsh completely and try again.

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now-im

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Registered: 2018-02-14

Posts: 19

Re: [Solved] Can't Git Sign Commits

Get rid of oh-my-zsh completely and try again.

Completely removed oh-my-zsh and config file. Still same result.

now-im

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Registered: 2018-02-14

Posts: 19

Re: [Solved] Can't Git Sign Commits

I have solved it myself. Completely Removed folder:

~/.gnupg

After that generated a new GPG key and that somehow solved the problem.

Last edited by now-im (2021-03-20 14:18:56)

alexander.gonquin

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Registered: 2022-07-07

Posts: 1

Re: [Solved] Can't Git Sign Commits

I had the same problem which was caused by trying to sign with an expired key.
After renewing the expiration date the problem disappeared.