.gnupg missing

DJMoss

Pi3b, Retropie 4.7.1, official power supply

Hi everyone,

While trying to install the Intellivision emulator jzintv I've been given the following error message:

failed signature check
gpg: Fatal: can't create directory '/root/.gnupg': No such file or directory

It's got me stumped. Anyone any ideas?

Thanks in advance

mitu

How are you trying to install the emulator ? Does it happen for other packages also ?

BuZz

@djmoss did you remove /root folder? (This is not a request to do it, but to ask if you have done already as that could be the cause).

DJMoss

@mitu I am installing from source using the Retropie setup menu.

Another strange curiosity is that I can no longer save my arcade gamelist.xml file which I have been working on. Not sure if it's connected.

DJMoss

@buzz I've located the /root folder in the /etc folder. Is this the correct place for it?
And it does contain the /.gnupg folder.

I'm wondering if I've moved it accidentally in one of my late-night-really-should-be-in-bed moments

BuZz

@djmoss no. It should be in the root of the filesystem. Top level. /root

Sounds like you have moved it somehow.

DJMoss

Yep, that fixed it, just needed to but the folder back in its proper place.
Thanks guys, as always, for your kind help.

There's a lesson here, kids: Don't give yourself root permission after midnight!

BuZz

@djmoss haha. Happens to us all - I often leave files lying around called username@server when I fail to use scpcorrectly (missing : on the end).

Finding the root folder in /etc is a nice festive surprise :-)