Re: [Sks-devel] Error after the first key added to a DB

[John Clizbe]

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Alexander Shikoff wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've just installed sks for a first time.
> 
> I successfully added first key:
> 
> 2010-12-26 14:43:30 Handling /pks/add for 1 keys 2010-12-26 14:43:30
> /pks/add: key 743FC5B2B546822E9C705C1C75D48998 added to database 2010-12-26
> 14:43:30 Applying 1 changes 2010-12-26 14:43:30 Adding hash
> 743FC5B2B546822E9C705C1C75D48998
> 
> After that error appeared in log file: 2010-12-26 14:43:32 <mail transmit
> keys> error in callback.: Failure("No partners specified") 2010-12-26
> 14:43:42 <mail transmit keys> error in callback.: Failure("No partners
> specified") 2010-12-26 14:43:52 <mail transmit keys> error in callback.:
> Failure("No partners specified")
> 
> Trying to get rid of it I created empty 'membership' file in base directory, 
> but without success: 2010-12-26 16:45:27 Failed to find mtime, can't decide
> whether to load mailsync file 2010-12-26 16:45:27 <mail transmit keys> error
> in callback.: Failure("No partners specified")
> 
> How to disable mailsync at all? Thanks in advance!
> 


Looks like more than mailsync is your problem

In sksconf include the following two lines

    disable_mailsync:
    initial_stat:

touch mailsync # some older versions gripe if they can't find the file

It appears you have only loaded a single key, before you can synchronize you
need to load the key database from another keyserver. keyserver.de is the most
recent. ftp.prato.linux.it dumps Wednesday mornings IIRC.

Once you've loaded a dump, you need some peers before you can run 'db recon'.
There is a pretty good page of documentation at the project's Google Code page:
http://code.google.com/p/sks-keyserver/wiki/Peering

Here's a freebie without asking the list:

keyserver.gingerbear.net 11370 # John P. Clizbe <address@hidden> 0xD6569825

You'll need to send me the same information before your server can talk to my
servers.

Good luck,

- -John

Write back if you're still having problems.

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