unsafe ownership on configuration file

[Bumpalot]

bump@bumpyputer:~$ sudo gpg --list-keys
[sudo] password for bump:
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file `/home/bump/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
bump@bumpyputer:~$

/home/bump/.gnupg/gpg.conf
listed under # Passphrase agent
as uncommented use-agent
the rest of the file is all commented.
What does this mean & how do I correct it?

[oldos2er]

See this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1448524

Short answer, that warning can be safely ignored.

[lechien73]

This happens because you're running it with sudo. GPG is warning that the user you are running as is not the owner of the gpg.conf file.

GPG sees this as unsafe because it means that someone else (the file's owner) could manipulate the file, and it would be a potential security risk.

In other words - because you're running gpg as sudo, it's correct behaviour.