[gentoo-user] Confusion about gpg-preset-passphrase

[efeizbudak]

Hi all,

So I'm trying to use gpg-preset-passphrase but for some reason I keep
having to enter the passphrase all the same. I run

/usr/libexec/gpg-preset-passphrase --preset $KEYGRIP

and then paste the passphrase (I've also tried this with the keygrip for
the [E] subkey as opposed to the [SC]). But then when I try to decrypt
a file encrypted for this key I still face pinentry. I also tried
running the decryption command with the

--pinentry loopback --batch

which just fails with

gpg: Sorry, we are in batchmode - can't get input

And I already have in my gpg-agent.conf the following:

allow-preset-passphrase
max-cache-ttl 2147483647

Am I misunderstanding something here? Can someone please point me in the
right direction?

Thank you!

[efeizbudak]

Post by efeizbudak
Hi all,
So I'm trying to use gpg-preset-passphrase but for some reason I keep
having to enter the passphrase all the same. I run
/usr/libexec/gpg-preset-passphrase --preset $KEYGRIP
and then paste the passphrase (I've also tried this with the keygrip for
the [E] subkey as opposed to the [SC]). But then when I try to decrypt
a file encrypted for this key I still face pinentry. I also tried
running the decryption command with the
--pinentry loopback --batch
which just fails with
gpg: Sorry, we are in batchmode - can't get input
allow-preset-passphrase
max-cache-ttl 2147483647
Am I misunderstanding something here? Can someone please point me in the
right direction?
Thank you!

To anyone who sees this, it was caused by my stupidity to use a very
illegal password. Please do not bother.