MacGPG: Repeated issue with ioctl
Which of our tools is giving you problems?
GPGMail
Describe your problem. Add as much detail as possible.
GPG complains about ioctls for GPG when attempting to send an email (or decrypt an existing one), even if PGP is not used.
What did you expect instead
The email to send, if GPG signatures are disabled
Describe steps leading to the problem.
Trying to send an email results in an error message:
<<< START
Unfortunately we can't handle the error at this point.
Should your problem persist, please contact us at https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/ with the following error description:
gpg: signing failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
gpg: signing failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
END
Turning off signatures and encryption results in the same error message.
If I reinstall GPGTools it goes away, until the next time I restart the computer.
Are you using any other Mail.app plugins?
SpamSieve
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Steve on 05 Nov, 2018 11:13 AM
Hi Joseph,
welcome to the GPGTools support platform. Sorry you are having problems using GPG Suite.
Did you ever install a custom gpg version with fink/macports/brew/homebrew/from source? If so, could you remove it, repeat the steps and see if you are still running into the error message.
Best,
Steve
2 Posted by Joseph Hallett on 05 Nov, 2018 11:17 AM
Hi Steve,
Yes. I have it installed through Homebrew—it gets pulled in as a dependency with some other software I use.
I have removed it and will see if it goes away.
Many thanks.
—
Joseph
Support Staff 3 Posted by Steve on 14 Nov, 2018 06:10 PM
Hey Joseph,
have things worked as expected after removing the custom gpg version?
Best,
Steve
4 Posted by Joseph on 14 Nov, 2018 09:43 PM
Looking good.
Thanks again.
Support Staff 5 Posted by Steve on 14 Nov, 2018 09:44 PM
Glad, this is solved for you. I'm closing this discussion. Should you need further assistance or have questions you can re-open this discussion here or open a new one any time.
Best,
Steve
Steve closed this discussion on 14 Nov, 2018 09:44 PM.