validate_key_list failed

[Janusz A. Urbanowicz]

On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 12:33:07PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 04:15:47PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > After adding some keys recently, I always get:
> [snip]
> > gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> > gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> > gpg: keyring_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> > gpg: failed to rebuild keyring cache: invalid keyring
> > gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, classic trust model
> > gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> > gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> > gpg: keydb_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> > gpg: validate_key_list failed
> >
> > And the trustdb is not updated, because on the next run
> > I get the same error.
> >
> > How can I fix this?
> > Or how can I find out which key it is, so I can remove it
> > (as workaround)?
> 
> FWIW, I've been getting the same with the FreeBSD port of gnupg-1.4.2.
> I've reverted to using 1.4.1 for the present.

it is the same kind of errors that I repoted an hour ago on -devel with
subject 'keyring thrashed' - if it helps.

Alex
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