client: pgp gen --multi hangs

Hi,

I’m trying to generate a new pgp key using keybase pgp gen --multi

$ keybase pgp gen --multi
Enter your real name, which will be publicly visible in your new key: Ben Hardill
Enter a public email address for your key: xxxxx@gmail.com
Enter another email address (or <enter> when done): 
Push an encrypted copy of your new secret key to the Keybase.io server? [Y/n] n

I then get nothing more, I’ve left it for a good 10mins and still nothing. I’ve ended up killing it with crtl-c

Running on Fedora 23 x86_64 keybase version 1.0.17-20160812160036+d206db9

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Same problem.

> keybase pgp gen --multi
Enter your real name, which will be publicly visible in your new key: ADoyle
Enter a public email address for your key: adoyle.h@gmail.com
Enter another email address (or <enter> when done):
Push an encrypted copy of your new secret key to the Keybase.io server? [Y/n]
When exporting to the GnuPG keychain, encrypt private keys with a passphrase? [Y/n]
▶ INFO PGP User ID: ADoyle <adoyle.h@gmail.com> [primary]
▶ INFO Generating primary key (4096 bits)
▶ INFO Generating encryption subkey (4096 bits)
▶ ERROR Operation timed out

I have run keybase log send and get my log id: 3db33a5e94276ad5d842b11c

I find the problem. When I typed keybase pgp gen --multi in full screen terminal. The GUI window jumped out but not got focused, while I was waiting for keybase pgp gen done in terminal. Now I have generated my pgp keys.

adoyle-h on Jul 3, 2019

There were no hidden windows, I had a good look at the time.

It is very probable that there had been multiple updates since I last restarted the box or ran run_keybase so there could have been big gap between the running gui version and the command line.

Anyway it all seams to be working since yesterday, so we may just have to let this one go for now. If it comes back I’ll try and grab as many details as possible.

hardillb on Aug 18, 2016