Re: gpg -- duplicated key -- how to get rid of it?
Hi Lars,
thanks for your answer.
> Lars Ellenberg <l.g.e@web.de> [2004-01-10 17:21]:
>
> / 2004-01-10 15:03:46 +0100
> \ Lukas Ruf:
> >
> > I fiddled around with 'edit-key' -- but could not manage to get rid of
> > the duplicated user ID.
> >
> > So, my question: does anyone know
> > a) what I did the wrong way?
> > b) what I need to do to get rid of this error?
>
> make a backup of your key ring
> read /usr/share/doc/packages/gpg/DETAILS or wherever that is on your box,
> try gpg --list-keys --with-colons, which should make it easier to
> find what exactly may be wrong
> use gpg --delete-key <fingerprint>
> to get rid of the key, if you really mean it
>
> if unlikely and inconvenient, it still may be legal to have
> duplicate UIDs ...
>
I could not manage to get rid of the key -- so I have to live with the
cosmetic problem....
wbr,
Lukas
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