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j1simon

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 189

[SOLVED]Error "gpg: keyserver receive failed: Input/output error"

I'm trying to import a key to install an AUR package (chromium-dev) but I can't:

$ sudo pacman-key --recv-keys 9C825A6605D40BBE
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Input/output error
==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.

$ gpg --search-keys 9C825A6605D40BBE
gpg: data source: https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net:443
(1)     Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
Matt Turner <msturner@google.com>
Matt Turner <matt.turner@intel.com>
Matt Turner <mattst88@freedesktop.org>
4096 bit RSA key 0FDD682D974CA72A, created: 2011-10-01, expires: 2021-02-01
Keys 1-1 of 1 for "9C825A6605D40BBE".  Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit > 1
gpg: error searching keyserver: Input/output error
gpg: keyserver search failed: Input/output error

What's the problem? It finds the key but can't import it.

Last edited by j1simon (2020-12-05 11:29:15)

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 17,314

Re: [SOLVED]Error "gpg: keyserver receive failed: Input/output error"

gpg: data source: https://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net:443

The protocol should be hkps not https i.e. hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net

Last edited by loqs (2020-12-05 09:28:47)

pintert3

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Registered: 2020-05-08

Posts: 12

Re: [SOLVED]Error "gpg: keyserver receive failed: Input/output error"

Recently, hkps been having issues, I recently had to change servers to hkp://pool.sks-keyserver.net

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Things are never what they seem...

j1simon

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 189

Re: [SOLVED]Error "gpg: keyserver receive failed: Input/output error"

Thanks but none of them work.
Finally I solved it with the help of this Arch Wiki page:

keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com