Re: Git uses wrong subkey for signing commits with GPG key

From: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 13, 2018, 00:22 UTC
Message-ID: <20180113002221.GQ29313@zaya.teonanacatl.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAHLNBdVp0VTqtxHQ_cQ2XPMMDhqnQG5boj0M2JrT-iECaFUFZA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Andrzej,

Andrzej Ośmiałowski wrote:

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> I have an issue with git and signing commits with GPG subkey.
> 
> My setup:
> - master key used for certification only
> - subkey for my main workstation
> - subkey for my mobile workstation (a notebook).
> 
> Both subkeys are used for signing only.
> 
> I've configured git to use my specific subkey however it does not
> work: git config --global user.signingkey = KEYID. Every commit is
> being signed using the newest subkey. I've verified the same behavior
> on three systems (although with the same setup). I've tried to use
> --gpg-sign=KEYID flag, but it does not work either.

I could be wrong, but I think you need to append '!' to KEYID to force gpg to use that specific signing subkey.

-- 
Todd
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