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diff --git a/doc/faq.raw b/doc/faq.raw index 8d0d68ac0..03be7c822 100644 --- a/doc/faq.raw +++ b/doc/faq.raw @@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ keyring? ring. Now select this user id and delete it. Both user ids will be removed from the secret ring. +<Q> I can't delete the secret key because my public key disappeared? + + To select a key a search is always done on the public keyring, + therefore it is not possible to select an secret key without + having the public key. Normally it shoud never happen that the + public key got lost but the secret key is still available. The + reality is different, so we GnuPG implements a special way to do + deal with it: Simply use the long keyid which you can figure out + by using the --with-colons options (it is the fifth field in the + lines beginning with "sec"). + <Q> What are trust, validity and ownertrust? "ownertrust" is used instead of "trust" to make clear that this is @@ -887,25 +898,15 @@ material? <Q> How do I change the list of preferred algorithms? - Currently the default is hard-wired into the GnuPG source code. - You'll have to change [H pre]g10/keygen.c[H/pre] and recompile. The - function you'll have to change is [H pre]keygen_add_std_prefs[H /pre]. - The code is pretty self-explanatory. The constants used to - denote the algorithms are defined in [H pre]include/cipher.h[H /pre]. - - After having done that, generate a new key pair (or a new encryption - subkey) with the modified executable. This new key will have the - modified preferences and can then be used with unmodified executables. - - To modify the preferences of an existing key, use a modified - executable (see above) to change the expiry date and then save the - key. The use your original expiry date and save the key again. Now - you've got the prefs changed and can use the key again with your - unmodified executable. - - Changing the list of preferences with an unmodified GnuPG - executable (possibly in the edit-key menu) is on the TODO list and - planned for future releases. + Use the edit menu and set the new list of preference using the + command "setpref"; the format of this command resembles the output + of the command "pref". The preference are not changes immediately + but the set preference will be used when a new user ID is + created. If you want to update the preferences for existing user + IDs, select those user IDs (or select none to update all) and + enter the command "updpref". Note that the timestamp of the + self-signaures is increaded by one second when running this + command. <S> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |