Update Key error

[Sealbhach]

I get this error when I update my system. I still can get updates but not the ones from these repositories, apparently.

W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: GPG error: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

Could somebody explain if it's important or not and if I need to fix it and how?

Thanks.

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[drs305]

Could somebody explain if it's important or not and if I need to fix it and how?
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The error message is telling you that there are some authentication errors for some of the repositories in synaptic/sources.list

You can try to clear the errors by running what it says in the message:

sudo apt-get update

In simple terms, some respositories issue 'keys' to verify that the files are actually coming from their repository. Apparently at some point the keys changed and now your computer isn't sure it's talking to the correct source.

[Sealbhach]

Thanks, but this is actually the error I got after

sudo apt-get update

which I copied and pasted from the terminal.

I also ran

sudo aptitude update

and got the same.

Just wondering if it's a general message everybody gets or if it's something I need to fix.

Is there a way for me to update the keys?


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[Duck2006]

try.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

It may help.

[iaculallad]

Execute the commands below on your terminal:

sudo apt-get clean
cd /var/lib/apt
sudo mv lists lists.old
sudo mkdir -p lists/partial
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[Sealbhach]

Thanks, that cleared some of them, there's just this one left.

W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

I really appreciate your help.


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[iaculallad]

Try to change directory to /etc/apt and locate if you have a folder name sources.list.d, try to remove the files present inside the folder and redo the command below:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[NeQaSh]

WHITH My Respect 2 all above solutions

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[Sealbhach]

WHITH My Respect 2 all above solutions

only this solution here

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...1&postcount=10

SOLVE my same problem PERMENANTELY

>>

Yes, that worked. Thannk you very much.

Sealbhach.


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[kumarnat]

Yes the last solution solved my problem too, no more errors...

Thanks.