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#1 2016-03-29 22:24:41

MLG_Sinon
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gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Hi, I was trying to install nfinality Bundle for Arch Linux (64 Bit) and trying to add key on pacman using this command

sudo pacman-key -r 962DDE58

I was getting this error

gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available
==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.

I did some search and found this https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1501589. After last step

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys

I am getting this output

gpg: refreshing 85 keys from hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available
==> ERROR: A specified local key could not be updated from a keyserver.

How can I solve this ? Sorry for bad english/grammer mistakes.

Last edited by MLG_Sinon (2016-03-29 22:26:44)

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#2 2016-03-29 22:31:00

headkase
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

sudo dirmngr < /dev/null

Might fix the issue, I know it was an issue a while ago but I don't know if it was officially fixed.

If it just sits there after you issue the command then Control + C to break out of it, that's fine to do.

Edit: and then refresh your keys again after that command.

Last edited by headkase (2016-03-29 22:31:44)

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#3 2016-03-29 22:35:32

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

headkase wrote:
sudo dirmngr < /dev/null

Might fix the issue, I know it was an issue a while ago but I don't know if it was officially fixed.

If it just sits there after you issue the command then Control + C to break out of it, that's fine to do.

Edit: and then refresh your keys again after that command.

Thanks for quick reply but I already tried that and same results.

Last edited by MLG_Sinon (2016-03-29 22:36:13)

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#4 2016-03-31 11:57:24

AbaddonOrmuz
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Try using another key server:

sudo pacman-key --keyserver pgp.mit.edu -r 962DDE58

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#5 2016-03-31 17:17:58

MLG_Sinon
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

AbaddonOrmuz wrote:

Try using another key server:

sudo pacman-key --keyserver pgp.mit.edu -r 962DDE58

Thanks For replying, but same results. I did everything from wiki but no success.

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#6 2016-05-16 00:36:49

TonyC
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I did all of the above and everything in the wiki also with no success until I added a keyserver to ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf and rebooted. 
#
keyserver pgp.mit.edu

Last edited by TonyC (2016-05-16 00:38:23)

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#7 2016-09-13 17:46:41

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I have the exactly same problem.

Any ideas on how to fix this ?

thanks in advance


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#8 2016-12-23 18:09:42

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I'm getting the same error with "gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available". I tried with MIT and Ubuntu keyserver along with the default one and they all give me no keyserver found. This seems different to all the dirmngr errors others had as I tried all the recommended fixes that worked for others but it is not working in this case. Has any of you found a solution? Thank you.

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#9 2016-12-23 18:10:59

Scimmia
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

AnaconDuck wrote:

I'm getting the same error with "gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available". I tried with MIT and Ubuntu keyserver along with the default one and they all give me no keyserver found. This seems different to all the dirmngr errors others had as I tried all the recommended fixes that worked for others but it is not working in this case. Has any of you found a solution? Thank you.

It is a totally different issue than what's in this thread. Known problem with 2.1.17-1, fixed in 2.1.17-2.

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#10 2016-12-23 18:34:06

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Sorry I must not have written my error clearly, but I am getting the exact same errors as the OP when I perform the same commands.

When I try to receive the infinality key.

sudo pacman-key -r 962DDE58
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available
==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver

When I try to refresh the keys using pacman-key

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys
gpg: refreshing 88 keys from hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available
==> ERROR: A specified local key could not be updated from a keyserver

So this is a known issue? Thank you

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#11 2016-12-23 18:34:53

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I have the same problem on a newly installed arch, none of the solutions mentioned here and on other threads worked.
It seems I get the same error for every keyserver.

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#12 2016-12-23 19:33:42

bleach
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

if your using gnupg 2.1.16-2 not the 17(though it seems 17-2 will work as Scimmia says) ones does killall dirmngr work if you just downgraded without reboot etc. you need to downgrade to use the servers this includes pacman and aur.

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#13 2016-12-23 20:14:01

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Thanks so much everyone, Scimmia was right. I enabled the testing repository and upgraded to 17-2 and after reboot, pacman-key works fine.

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#14 2017-01-05 16:19:25

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I am now running gnupg version 2.1.17-3 and the issue occurs.

EDIT: fixed it by

sudo touch /root/.gnupg/dirmngr_ldapservers.conf
sudo killall dirmngr

I don't know if both these are necessary, but they are sufficient.

Last edited by rh995 (2017-01-05 16:24:42)

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#15 2017-01-11 17:33:21

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

To fix this, only these steps worked for me:

1. Upgrade to gnupg 2.1.17-3 (from 2.1.17-1)
2. sudo killall dirmngr

Then refresh-keys worked.

Last edited by chappjc (2017-01-11 17:33:44)

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#16 2017-01-11 19:56:20

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

chappjc wrote:

To fix this, only these steps worked for me:

1. Upgrade to gnupg 2.1.17-3 (from 2.1.17-1)
2. sudo killall dirmngr

Then refresh-keys worked.

I can confirm it worked for me.

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#17 2017-01-25 18:14:40

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I am stuck by this problem too, with latest gnupg (2.1.17-4)

I went through your solutions, but
- tried sudo touch /root/.gnupg/dirmngr_ldapservers.conf, sudo killall dirmngr
- tried to change keyserver "keyserver hkp://keyserver.kjsl.com:80" in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/gpg.conf
- tried to run dirmng directly, launches ok
- tried deleting pacman cache: sudo pacman -Sc
- tried rebuilding everythin: pacman-key init, pacman-key populate archlinux

Interesting instructions are available here, but no soultion fixed my problem:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … mport_keys

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#18 2017-01-26 17:40:26

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

today 2.1.18 came in, not better, also tried

rm -R /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
rm -R /root/.gnupg/
gpg --refresh-keys
pacman-key --init && pacman-key --populate archlinux manjaro
pacman-key --refresh-keys

from http://www.cupoflinux.com/SBB/index.php?topic=2959.15

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#19 2017-01-26 17:56:10

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

xantares wrote:

today 2.1.18 came in, not better, also tried

rm -R /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
rm -R /root/.gnupg/
gpg --refresh-keys
pacman-key --init && pacman-key --populate archlinux manjaro
pacman-key --refresh-keys

from http://www.cupoflinux.com/SBB/index.php?topic=2959.15

If you're on manjaro, you're in the wrong place.

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#20 2017-01-26 20:49:32

xantares
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

well spoted it's arch, no luck without the "manjaro" arg either

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#21 2017-01-26 23:54:35

Scimmia
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Stock nsswitch.conf?

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#22 2017-01-27 21:45:51

xantares
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

yes

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#23 2017-01-28 19:29:05

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

I'm seeing something that I think is pretty similar.:

➜  pacman -Qs gnupg
local/gnupg 2.1.18-1
    Complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard
local/gpgme 1.7.1-2
    A C wrapper library for GnuPG
local/lib32-libgcrypt 1.7.3-1
    General purpose cryptographic library based on the code from GnuPG (32-bit)
local/libassuan 2.4.3-1
    IPC library used by some GnuPG related software
local/libgcrypt 1.7.5-1
    General purpose cryptographic library based on the code from GnuPG
local/qca-qt4 2.1.1-6
    Qt Cryptographic Architecture
➜  gpg --refresh-keys --keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu
gpg: refreshing 16 keys from hkp://pgp.mit.edu
gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available
➜  

stock nsswitch.conf here, too.  Thank for any help!

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#24 2017-02-01 16:56:39

Scimmia
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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

Every time I've come across this with 2.1.18, it's been an old nsswitch.conf. Post yours, let's make sure.

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#25 2017-02-01 17:18:35

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Re: gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No keyserver available

# Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf

passwd: files
group: files
shadow: files

publickey: files

hosts: files mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns myhostname
# hosts: files dns myhostname
networks: files

protocols: files
services: files
ethers: files
rpc: files

netgroup: files

# End /etc/nsswitch.conf

not immediately obvious to me how I determine whether it's old or not.  Date of creation is Oct. 30 2016, when i initially installed.

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