Kgpg error "gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on configuration file"

[losfalcor]

Hi all. Let me start by saying, since i found Ubuntu Studio i think i like it better than windows..

Anyways, trying to get all my essentials in. I found a program called Kgpg in the studio market as well as kleopatra. I managed to install my old keys and unencrypt an email from a few weeks back ive been waiting to unencrypt. It seemed the program worked the first start, but after reseting my computer and attempting to reload Kgpg again i get the following error

" GnuPG failed to start.
You must fix the GnuPG error first before running KGpg.


gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on configuration file `/home/falcor/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
gpg: WARNING: unsafe enclosing directory permissions on configuration file `/home/falcor/.gnupg/gpg.conf'"


my computers name is Falcor..


Please how to fix? Only other option i can think of is to run windows in a virtual box so i can use the winpt i used to use, but rather not do this. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

[Habitual]

terminal>

chmod 600 .gnupg -R

[losfalcor]

Thanks for the reply. When i type that into the terminal i get

"
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/pubring.gpg~': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/Fal.revoke': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/random_seed': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/pubring.kbx': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/private-keys-v1.d': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/trustdb.gpg': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/gpg.conf': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/pubring.kbx~': Permission denied
chmod: cannot access `.gnupg/secring.gpg': Permission denied

"


i dont understand. Everything worked fine the first time. Current;y im using kleopatra
and i have set up winpt in windows 7 in a virtualbox, but is very inconvenient

[Habitual]

terminal >

ls -ld .gnupg

output please.

[losfalcor]

i typed in the terminal " sudo kernel.shmmax = 128000000 " to fix a problem with avast, now the only error i get with kgpg is

" gpg: option file `/home/falcor/.gnupg/gpg.conf': Permission denied "

terminal >

ls -ld .gnupg

output please.

I get this


drw------- 3 falcor falcor 4096 Sep 29 07:08 .gnupg

[Habitual]

Well, that says you own the directory, now let's look inside it with:

ls -al .gnupg

output please.

[losfalcor]

i get the following

"
ls: cannot access .gnupg/pubring.gpg~: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/Fal.revoke: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/random_seed: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/.: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/pubring.kbx: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/private-keys-v1.d: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/trustdb.gpg: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/..: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/pubring.gpg: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/gpg.conf: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/pubring.kbx~: Permission denied
ls: cannot access .gnupg/secring.gpg: Permission denied
total 0
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? .
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? ..
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? Fal.revoke
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? gpg.conf
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? private-keys-v1.d
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? pubring.gpg
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? pubring.gpg~
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? pubring.kbx
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? pubring.kbx~
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? random_seed
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? secring.gpg
-????????? ? ? ? ? ? trustdb.gpg
"

[Habitual]

try terminal >

sudo chown falcor:falcor /home/falcor/.gnupg/* -R

You have a backup of that directory?

Also please use code tags for command/script output (as attached).

Thanks!

[losfalcor]

I dont think i have a backup of that directory. I typed in the terminal the code you specified and still reading ' p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } gpg: option file `/home/falcor/.gnupg/gpg.conf': Permission denied'

[Habitual]

You may have lost it and the keys it contained, but you could try to force a fsck with

shutdown -rF now

at the next opportunity to reboot.