Create new key with gpg portable

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Hello,

I have problems with the portable version of GnuPG; here is what I did:

  • Download and install Gpg4win 2.2.4
  • execute: mkportable.exe --vanilla --verbose d:\gnu_portable
  • Uninstalled Gpg4win 2.2.4 and rebooted

So now I have a clean copy of Gpg4win 2.2.4 portable in d:\gnu_portable

When I open the Windows console, enter the directory and execute:
gpg2.exe --gen-key
the key generating dialog will run until I finally have to confirm I entered everything correctly. Gpg will tell me that I need a passphrase, but the dialog does not open.

Instead, I get an error:
gpg: can’t connect to the agent: Ung³ltiger Wert an IPC ³bergeben
gpg: Problem mit dem Agenten: Agent lõuft nicht

I was not able to find anything helpful on the net.

Can anybody help?

Thank you very much,
regards,
Tom

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That language the error message is in, is German. I don’t know any German (can’t translate it), but I kind of recognize how it looks. Unless your language is German, you should download the English version of GPG4Win.

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Hi Thomas,

the error message means that gpg.exe cannot connet to the service gpg-agent it needs to handle the secret part of the cert. Gpg-agent is either not running or cannot be connected to. I cannot say why. Do you see a gpg-agent process running?
You could try starting one manually.

Best Regards,
Bernhard
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