Hi Everyone,
I'm having an annoying problem that I can't figure out. I hope Git has
a setting to fix it.
I have a desktop workstation where I sit at the keyboard about 1/3 of
the time. Git signing works as expected. About 2/3 of the time I SSH
into the machine. Git signing does not work when SSH'd in.
When Git signing fails over SSH an error looks like:
$ git commit -S log.h -m "Remove unneeded header"
error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: failed to write commit object
I just noticed this today (but it makes sense)...
- Go to desktop workstation, log in
- Go to remote machine, log in
- Sign at remote machine over SSH
- Desktop workstation will open GUI password prompt
- Remote machine sign operation will hang until GUI prompt times-out
The problem was reported to Ubuntu but no activity:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pinentry/+bug/1852696 .
Does anyone know how to use Git to work around pinentry brain-dead-ness?
Thanks in advance.
