In the syslog
for my Ubuntu server, there is an error that appears whenever I log in using an SSH user account.
systemd[27299]: usr/bin/gpg-agent failed (exitcode=2): General error
systemd[27299]: gpgconf: fatal error (exit status 1)
systemd[27299]: Listening on GnuPG network certificate management daemon.
systemd[27299]: Reached target Timers.
systemd[27299]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache (access for web browsers).
systemd[27299]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache (restricted).
systemd[27299]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent (ssh-agent emulation).
systemd[27299]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache.
I don't really know what's happening here, because I don't know what is GnuPG or gpg-agent
. I've found a thread in HowToForge where the user has a similar issue, and an answerer mentions something about OSSEC and something about ispconfig
, which I didn't understand: https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/error-message-when-logging-in-via-ssh.81005/
Will the gpgconf
error pose a security issue? How do I fix it? Can someone also explain what gpg-agent
does?