Client: pgp gen windows 10 Pro x86 big problem

Created on 12 Jan 2018  路  4Comments  路  Source: keybase/client

while doing the usual:

  • nuking my (sledgehammering) my accounts keys (lost some stuff 馃槩 )
  • generating a new one via the console with keybase pgp gen
  • i get an error message like:
Enter your real name, which will be publicly visible in your new key: Dean Van Greunen
Enter a public email address for your key: [email protected]
Enter another email address (or <enter> when done):
Push an encrypted copy of your new secret key to the Keybase.io server? [Y/n] Y
When exporting to the GnuPG keychain, encrypt private keys with a passphrase? [Y/n] Y
- INFO PGP User ID: Dean Van Greunen <[email protected]> [primary]
- INFO Generating primary key (4096 bits)
- INFO Generating encryption subkey (4096 bits)
- ERROR Operation timed out

my log id: 75eee5c62310d7aea952fb1c

Most helpful comment

Check that a password modal hasn't opened in the background.

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@arjunravinarayan Any idea?

This is happening to me right now as well, after I've revoked my PGP key from command line.

Check that a password modal hasn't opened in the background.

@bahulneel thats the fix

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