==> ERROR: A specified local key could not be updated from a keyserver

[natrim]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to do a key refresh

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys

I get

gpg: refreshing 140 keys from hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net
gpg: keyserver refresh failed: No name
==> ERROR: A specified local key could not be updated from a keyserver.

Could you please tell me how to find what local key cannot be updated?

Note:
I have followed the pacman troubleshooting in manjaro wiki already without success.

Thanks in advance.

[megavolt]

General error problem importing keys

There should be pub key that has to be imported. In general the keyserver could fail. Here a different server: SKS Keyservers: Overview of the pools you could do: gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys <key> or permanent: echo "keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net" > /home/$USER/.gnupg/gpg.conf an then: gpg --recv-keys <key>

use another server

[natrim]

Hi thanks,

I executed this (I saw it in another post in the Forum)

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys -u --keyserver hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net

gpg: refreshing 140 keys from hkp://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net

(hkp instead of hkps)

However when running

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys

it shows a different message (connecting using hkps)

gpg: refreshing 140 keys from hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net

Should I be concerned about that difference hkp or hkps?
Would you know how to make hkps to work?

Thanks

[papajoke]

@natrim

about that difference hkp or hkps?

no is as http:// and https://

[natrim]

I know hkp and hkps relate to tls encryption being used or not
What I mean is… is it safer to use hkps (as it is safer to use https) than hkp?
And if so how can I enforce hkps instead of hkp?

Thanks.