HOWTO: Fix GPG errors for bad/deleted keys

[returnofnights]

Seems the keyserver is still down 11 hours later, this must be a yoyo server, goes up and down all the time.

Hope it comes back soon, I am working on some projects and need the keys for the repositories.

[altonbr]

So far none of those have worked for me this is what I get when I try to update

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://dl.google.com stable Release: Unknown error executing gpgv

W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/Release  

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/merlwiz79/aurora/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

This is all I could find for you: http://johnny.chadda.se/article/stra...xecuting-gpgv/

I hope it helps.

[Thatlinuxguy]

This is all I could find for you: http://johnny.chadda.se/article/stra...xecuting-gpgv/

I hope it helps.

Nothing and this is the output I get when I try to connect to the time server. and the command line I use

sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
23 Jun 22:14:58 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(qnan.org): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:14:58 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(mail.honeycomb.net): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:14:58 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(ntp.idealab.com): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:14:59 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(qnan.org): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:14:59 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(mail.honeycomb.net): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:14:59 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(ntp.idealab.com): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:00 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(qnan.org): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:00 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(mail.honeycomb.net): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:00 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(ntp.idealab.com): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:01 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(qnan.org): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:01 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(mail.honeycomb.net): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:01 ntpdate[20754]: sendto(ntp.idealab.com): Operation not permitted
23 Jun 22:15:02 ntpdate[20754]: no server suitable for synchronization found

[Thatlinuxguy]

Alright I got that command to work I was just blocking the ntp from going out but that hasn't solved my problems with the GPG issue.

[prithvisekhar]

recently installed 10.04 and after installing some packages to player/stage on run ' sudo apt-get update ' i get the following
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 5A9A06AEF9CB8DB0

and
on $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5A9A06AEF9CB8DB0
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5A9A06AEF9CB8DB0
gpg: requesting key F9CB8DB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 6: Couldn't resolve host 'keyserver.ubuntu.com'
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0

and when i go to keyserver.ubuntu.com it say its ok
the internet connection is in my lab and through a proxy and i have added in /etc/apt.conf
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:pass@10.20.0.21:3128";
Acquire::http::Proxy "ftp://username:pass@10.20.0.21:3128";

[reakin]

I don't think the key system works at all when you are behind a firewall. I keep trying to update from the public library, but get these annoying gpg errors. Why are they using some strange port, or at least don't give an option just to download from http? My updates are broken until I find some connection outside a firewall (doesn't seem to be too easy in Sydney).

[barney385]

I installed an updated kernel yesterday and today I'm getting GPG errors.

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 1780999033C3C104 Launchpad GDM2Setup
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 35DA01C261E46227 Launchpad Default PPA
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 6AF0E1940624A220 Launchpad PPA for TualatriX

I'm behind a library firewall, but that's never made a difference.

There's corrective measures in the opening post, but that's from a year ago.

[Eskobar]

I just installed Lucid tonight and I had some gpg key errors and I found this post via google...and I used the original posters suggestion of " sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys " worked like a charm...THANKS!

[reakin]

Well I still get the annoying error messages and I still can't install something without a big 'Warming! This package is not authenticated'.

If I had to guess, I tried updating from behind a firewall and the keys could not be downloaded. Now that I am not behind a firewall, the apt system (I don't know what to call it) still thinks it can't download the keys, although it has. There must be some way to reset it..

I should file a bug. Probably will.

[Elie-M]

thx that helped me a lot!