[Enigmail] How to use PGP-keys in non-default location

[LeRoy Cressy]

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Arsen HAYRAPETYAN wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.5.0.12 with Enigmail 0.94 and
> GnuPG 1.4.3 on Scientific Linux and I am facing the following problem.
> I have PGP keyrings (secret and public) generated using GnuPG
> command-line interface, they are kept in some directory in my
> filesystem. This directory IS NOT the default ~/.gnupg directory. I
> don't want it to be the default ~/.gnupg girectory, because later is
> kept on AFS system, and I prefer to keep my keys on the local disc.
> When I am trying to sign the e-mail message with PGP key using Enigmail,
> I get the error, it seems that Enigmail searches for PGP key to sign
> with in default location (~/.gnupg). How can I point Enigmail to other
> location in my filesystem to search the keys for?
> 
There are several ways to accomplish this.  The easiest might be to
create symlinks in ~/.gnupg/ to the locally mounted disc.

Another way is to edit ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf

this is a small portion of the gpg man page.

       --keyring file
              Add  file to the current list of keyrings. If file begins
              with a tilde and a slash, these are replaced by the $HOME
              directory.  If  the filename does not contain a slash, it
              is assumed to be in the GnuPG home directory  ("~/.gnupg"
              if --homedir or $GNUPGHOME is not used).

              Note that this adds a keyring to the current list. If the
              intent  is  to  use  the  specified  keyring  alone,  use
              --keyring along with --no-default-keyring.

       --secret-keyring file
              Same as --keyring but for the secret keyrings.

       --primary-keyring file
              Designate  file as the primary public keyring. This means
              that newly  imported  keys  (via  --import  or  keyserver
              --recv-from) will go to this keyring.




> Many thanks in advance,
> Arsen.
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