On Dec 20, 2007 7:07 AM, Vladimir Kosovac <vnk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Karl, if you specify -a option as well, you should end up with .asc file > produced, ie: > > 1] open terminal and cd to the directory where you saved the .txt attachment > > 2] gpg -a --sign fedora-icla-karl.txt > 3] fedora-icla-karl.txt.asc should now be in the same directory > > Vladimir > > > > > Karl Larsen wrote: > > I have been looking at what has been happening and decided to see > > where I got my information on your web site. Below are where I found > > instructions for getting a key: > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/UsingGpg/CreatingKeys > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/AccountSystem/CLAHowTo > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Join > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Join/CheckList > > > > Next I want to check out the CLA problem because it can be that this > > problem is a BUG for Fedora 8. Since most of you got this step done with > > zero trouble on earlier versions of Fedora it smells like something > > changed. > > > > Well you ask for and get a file attached to an email that is: > > > > fedora-icla-karl.txt > > and you are instructed to write: > > > > If you agree to these terms and conditions, type "I agree" here: I agree > > Enter your full name here: Karl Larsen > > Signing code: 6314c512cb565e955aec16204c1fad48 > > E-mail: k5di@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: 2007-12-18 17:00:49.46 > > > > As you can see I did that. Then your supposed to sign this file with > > your GPG key using a gpg call. Here is what happened. > > > > At first it would error out with a complaint that a default was > > wrong. This went on for some time but then it seemed to work. It asked > > me for my password which I gave it and it made a new file that looks > > like this: > > > > fedora-icla-karl.txt.gpg > > > > This file is not what Fedora wants. I sent it in and it sent an error > > email back. This file is a binary file now and I have no way to read it. > > > > The file that is expected is fedora-icla-karl.asc but on F8 I don't > > get that. > > > > A question. Does anyone get the desired file on F8? This might be > > another problem. > > > > Karl Hi, I believe that would have been my fault, I did not realise you could use -a instead of "--armor", so when I couldn't find "-a" I thought it might have been causing him problems. Yes, I'm a big help :) I should have checked "gpg --help" before opening my mouth :( Cheers, Murray. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ pub 1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18] Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46 20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious) <murray.mcallister@xxxxxxxxx> sub 2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18] -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
