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utility cannot find the corresponding private key on this machine
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Description
OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
keybase version 1.0.17-20161024194756+4dcf351
Getting this after `keybase login`
```
▶ ERROR Sorry, your account is already established with a PGP public key, but this
utility cannot find the corresponding private key on this machine.
This is the fingerprint of the PGP key in your account:
`#### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### 9FD7 C2C1`
You need to prove you're you. We suggest one of the following:
- put one of the PGP private keys listed above on this machine and try again
- reset your account and start fresh: https://keybase.io/#account-reset
```
but
`gpg --list-secret-keys` yields
```
sec 4096R/9FD7C2C1 2015-10-08 [expires: 2025-10-05]
uid keybase.io/jamysz
```
How do I point keybase to my keys?
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Research direction
Reproduce `keybase login` on Ubuntu 16.04 with keybase version 1.0.17 and compare its behavior with `gpg --list-secret-keys`, using the reported fingerprint as the reference. Done means the utility recognizes the corresponding private key or clearly reports why it cannot.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ubuntu
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100