Re: Losing signing keys for custom Guix channel

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello,

Markku Korkeala <markku.korkeala@iki.fi> skribis:

> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 02:41:26PM +0900, elaexuotee@wilsonb.com wrote:

[...]

>> Here are the changes I've made:
>> - New public key added to keyring branch
>> - Appended new key fingerprint to .guix-authorizations (at commit X)
>> - Update introduction in .config/guix/channels.scm
>>   - Point to commit X
>>   - Update openpgp-fingerprint
>> 
>> As a sanity check, I've confirmed that the fingerprint on commit X, the
>> fingerprint in .guix-authorizations, and the openpgp-fingerprint in my
>> channels.scm are all the same.
>> 
>> What am I missing?
>
> Hi all,
>
> from reading about guix authentication I think the new signing key
> must be first added to the .guix-authoriations file and that commit
> must signed with the current signing keys before the new signing
> key can be used.

Yes, it’s likely the problem; the rest of the description you gave
elaexuotee looks fine to me.

(No need to rewrite the history; changing the introduction is enough.)

Ludo’.