snapcraft register-key fails
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Current evaluation
snapcraft 2.43.1 register-key fails with GPG 'Operation cancelled' during snap export-key; 7.5 years old, no labels, zero comments, no maintainer activity; affected 2.x version is long deprecated.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 2751 days old with zero comments and no maintainer interaction, and it is no longer applicable: the traceback references snapcraft/_store.py and cli/assertions.py from the 2.43.1+18.4 (Python 3.6) era, code paths that no longer exist in the current snapcraft/store and snapcraft/commands layout, and the GPG 'Operation cancelled' error is an environmental pinentry/agent problem that cannot be reproduced without the reporter's setup.
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
45
Issue body
Snapcraft register-key
We strongly recommend enabling multi-factor authentication: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSO/FAQs/2FA
Registering key ...
error: cannot sign assertion: cannot sign using GPG: /usr/bin/gpg --personal-digest-preferences SHA512 --default-key 0x377B1F6C67A0CDF54EF646F384E85D1824ACA077 --detach-sign failed: exit status 2 ("gpg: signing failed: Operation cancelled\ngpg: signing failed: Operation cancelled\n")
Sorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('snapcraft==2.43.1+18.4', 'console_scripts', 'snapcraft')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/assertions.py", line 75, in register_key
snapcraft.register_key(key_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/_store.py", line 409, in register_key
account_key_request = _export_key(key["name"], account_info["account_id"])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/_store.py", line 323, in _export_key
universal_newlines=True,
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 336, in check_output
**kwargs).stdout
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 418, in run
output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['snap', 'export-key', '--account=Q37o0tqlu1Y68t0ydy9rPwo81hLaXBgV', 'muthiah']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
We would appreciate it if you created a bug report at
https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+filebug with the above text included.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
45
|
close stale | snapcraft 2.43.1 register-key fails with GPG 'Operation cancelled' during snap export-key; 7.5 years old, no labels, zero comments, no maintainer activity; affected 2.x version is long deprecated. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
75
|
close stale | User reports snapcraft register-key failing with a GPG signing error on version 2.43.1. No maintainer response, inactive for over 7 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
85
|
close stale | snapcraft register-key fails with GPG signing cancellation on version 2.43.1. Unanswered for over seven years with no maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
88
Support Request:
92
|
close stale | Report of snapcraft register-key failing due to GPG signing cancellation. Over 7 years old with no maintainer response or reproduction steps, likely stemming from local environment configuration rather than a platform bug. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
70
|
close stale | User reports snapcraft register-key failing with a GPG signing cancellation error and Python traceback. Issue is over 7 years old with no maintainer interaction and references a deprecated snapcraft version. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#2065075
(confidence 60%)
Same register-key command failing at the GPG layer (timeout variant); also open with no maintainer interaction.
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1634803
(confidence 40%)
Different register-key failure mode (SSO credential re-prompt), included as context for the command's historical reliability issues.
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