On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 7:41 AM Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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? This fellow's answer fixed this problem: https://stackoverflow.com/a/53641081 Jeff
