Cannot Change Trust Level On Keys In KGPG

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I’ve used KGPG for years and not encountered this problem before. I’ve used the same method as always, setting up KGPG using the auto configuration, then importing my PGP keys, as I have always done before. From the KGPG GUI, I attempt to set the Trust Level on each key, but cannot do so. I set the Trust Level (same with any Trust Level tried), click “Apply” and the cursor goes into the spinning wait mode. Nothing further happens. Eventually, the computer freezes up or slows down to the point where I have to reboot the system. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Oh yes, I have also uninstalled and reinstalled KGPG with the same result.

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Personally, I have always set trust at the command line (using “gpg” directly). So I don’t have experience doing it with “kgpg”.

I would not expect reinstalling “kgpg” to help. But maybe:

Stop “kgpg”
Remove the file “.kde4/share/config/kgpgrc”
Restart “kgpg”.

That should cause “kgpg” to re-initialize. I don’t know if it will help, but it’s worth trying.

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Thanks. I’ll give that a try. Also, if you could explain to me how to do that from the command line, I’d give that a try, as well.

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Tried that…stopped kgpg and removed kepgrc file…restarted kgpg. Went through the set up again…but have the same result. Maybe command line would help. Thanks.

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I think “kgpg” is an old command that hasn’t yet been updated for Plasma 5. So maybe it hasn’t adapted to the newest “gpg2” release.

For an individual key:

gpg --edit-key key-id

where “key-id” is replaced by the id or email address that identifies the key.

Once in the editing dialog, enter “trust” to set the trust value.

If you want to do this to a whole lot of keys at one time, you can use

gpg --update-trustdb

and you are prompted for each key.

You could also try “kleopatra” as an alternative to “kgpg”. Personally, I prefer “kgpg”, but “kleopatra” is an available alternative and I think it is automatically installed with opensuse KDE.

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Thanks much!!! I’ll give it a go!!

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Not sure what’s going on with this change of trust levels…

zenarcher@linux-8mi2:~> gpg --edit-key key-id
gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.13; Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

gpg: key “key-id” not found: No public key
zenarcher@linux-8mi2:~>

zenarcher@linux-8mi2:~> gpg --update-trustdb
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
zenarcher@linux-8mi2:~>

Yet, I can see the keys in KGPG on my list of keys.

I tried Kleopatra and could not change the Trust Level there, either. Just gave me saying an error had occurred.

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Sorry. I guess I was not clear enough. That string “key-id” has to be replaced with the identifier for the key that you want to change.

Here’s an example. I wanted to set trust for key ‘50A3DD1C’ (one of the opensuse package signing keys).

Currently, it does not show as valid (I have not signed it). So I first took care of that.

I then did:


% gpg --edit-key 50A3DD1C
gpg> lsign
## I am prompted for my own key passphrase
gpg> trust
### I am given a list of trust levels.  I chose 4 (full trust)
gpg> save

I hope that is clearer.

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Okay…and thanks! Yes, I had missed that part. I’ll chalk it off to senility…I’m 71 years old and sometimes the brain does a reset. LOL I’ll give that a try!

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Thanks so much!!! That did the trick! I was able to get the Trust Level set on the keys. I’ve added this tip of yours to my notes, so I will have it for future reference!!!