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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/gpg.texi | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | g10/keyedit.c | 4 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index e3c3662a8..ad044ffc0 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -1126,7 +1126,9 @@ all affected self-signatures is set one second ahead. @opindex passwd Change the passphrase of the secret key belonging to the certificate specified as @var{user-id}. This is a shortcut for the sub-command -@code{passwd} of the edit key menu. +@code{passwd} of the edit key menu. When using together with the +option @option{--dry-run} this will not actually change the passphrase +but check that the current passphrase is correct. @end table diff --git a/g10/keyedit.c b/g10/keyedit.c index 17cf7d6ea..4ade5cdba 100644 --- a/g10/keyedit.c +++ b/g10/keyedit.c @@ -1134,8 +1134,10 @@ change_passphrase (ctrl_t ctrl, kbnode_t keyblock) if (err) goto leave; + /* Note that when using --dry-run we don't change the + * passphrase but merely verify the current passphrase. */ desc = gpg_format_keydesc (ctrl, pk, FORMAT_KEYDESC_NORMAL, 1); - err = agent_passwd (ctrl, hexgrip, desc, 0, + err = agent_passwd (ctrl, hexgrip, desc, !!opt.dry_run, &cache_nonce, &passwd_nonce); xfree (desc); |