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Bug 774468 - app-crypt/pinentry could not open .Xauthority when gpg-agent is started by pam
Summary: app-crypt/pinentry could not open .Xauthority when gpg-agent is started by pam
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal major
Assignee: Mikle Kolyada (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2021-03-06 15:31 UTC by Klaus Ethgen
Modified: 2021-03-08 12:23 UTC (History)
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Description Klaus Ethgen 2021-03-06 15:31:16 UTC
I use pam_gnupg to start gpg-agent. (Generally, that works well on Devuan system) But when the agent need to query for passphrase, it fails as pinentry fails to read .Xauthority.

I use pinentry-qt but I also had it with other pinentry.

The strange thing is, when I kill the agent and start it manually (or in xinit), it works well and pinentry has no troubles.

I already try with disabled caps-use-flag but without any success.

I checked the gpg-agent and environment, user, rights and caps are fully correct. I cannot find differences to when I start it manually.

My system does not use elogind. The file itself is reachable and accessable by my own user.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start gpg-agent via pam (Not manually!)
2. Try to use a key that is in agent
Actual Results:  
It fails and when straced, you can see that pinentry cannot access the .Xauthority file.

Expected Results:  
It shows a pinentry window
Comment 1 Mikle Kolyada (RETIRED) archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2021-03-08 12:23:41 UTC
Gentoo does not support pam_gnupg, therefore all possible failures are on you.