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GPGCONF(1)                              GNU Privacy Guard                              GPGCONF(1)



NAME
       gpgconf - Modify .gnupg home directories

SYNOPSIS
       gpgconf [options] --list-components
       gpgconf [options] --list-options component
       gpgconf [options] --change-options component



DESCRIPTION
       The  gpgconf is a utility to automatically and reasonable safely query and modify configu‐
       ration files in the ‘.gnupg’ home directory.  It is designed not to be invoked manually by
       the  user,  but  automatically by graphical user interfaces (GUI). ([Please note that cur‐
       rently no locking is done, so concurrent access should be avoided.  There are some precau‐
       tions  to avoid corruption with concurrent usage, but results may be inconsistent and some
       changes may get lost.  The stateless design makes it difficult  to  provide  more  guaran‐
       tees.])

       gpgconf  provides  access to the configuration of one or more components of the GnuPG sys‐
       tem.  These components correspond more or less to the programs that  exist  in  the  GnuPG
       framework, like GnuPG, GPGSM, DirMngr, etc.  But this is not a strict one-to-one relation‐
       ship.  Not all configuration options are available through gpgconf.   gpgconf  provides  a
       generic  and  abstract  method to access the most important configuration options that can
       feasibly be controlled via such a mechanism.

       gpgconf can be used to gather and change the options available in each component, and  can
       also  provide  their default values.  gpgconf will give detailed type information that can
       be used to restrict the user's input without making an attempt to commit the changes.

       gpgconf provides the backend of a configuration editor.  The  configuration  editor  would
       usually be a graphical user interface program, that allows to display the current options,
       their default values, and allows the user to make changes to the options.   These  changes
       can  then be made active with gpgconf again.  Such a program that uses gpgconf in this way
       will be called GUI throughout this section.



COMMANDS
       One of the following commands must be given:



       --list-components
              List all components.  This is the default command used if none is specified.


       --check-programs
              List all available backend programs and test whether they are runnable.


       --list-options component
              List all options of the component component.


       --change-options component
              Change the options of the component component.


       --check-options component
              Check the options for the component component.


       --apply-defaults
              Update all configuration files with values taken from the global configuration file
              (usually ‘/etc/gnupg/gpgconf.conf’).


       --list-dirs
              Lists  the directories used by gpgconf.  One directory is listed per line, and each
              line consists of a colon-separated list where the first field names  the  directory
              type  (for  example  sysconfdir)  and the second field contains the percent-escaped
              directory.  Although they are not directories, the socket file names used  by  gpg-
              agent  and  dirmngr  are  printed as well.  Note that the socket file names and the
              homedir lines are the default names and they may  be  overridden  by  command  line
              switches.


       --list-config [filename]
              List  the  global  configuration  file in a colon separated format.  If filename is
              given, check that file instead.


       --check-config [filename]
              Run a syntax check on the global configuration file.  If filename is  given,  check
              that file instead.


       --reload [component]
              Reload  all  or the given component. This is basically the same as sending a SIGHUP
              to the component.  Components which don't support reloading are ignored.





OPTIONS
       The following options may be used:



       -v

       --verbose
              Outputs additional information while running.  Specifically, this extends numerical
              field values by human-readable descriptions.


       -n

       --dry-run
              Do  not actually change anything.  This is currently only implemented for --change-
              options and can be used for testing purposes.


       -r

       --runtime
              Only used together with --change-options.  If one of the modified  options  can  be
              changed in a running daemon process, signal the running daemon to ask it to reparse
              its configuration file after changing.

              This means that the changes will take effect at run-time, as far as this is  possi‐
              ble.   Otherwise, they will take effect at the next start of the respective backend
              programs.

USAGE
       The command --list-components will list all components that can be  configured  with  gpg‐
       conf.  Usually, one component will correspond to one GnuPG-related program and contain the
       options of that programs configuration file that can be modified using gpgconf.   However,
       this  is  not necessarily the case.  A component might also be a group of selected options
       from several programs, or contain entirely virtual options  that  have  a  special  effect
       rather than changing exactly one option in one configuration file.

       A component is a set of configuration options that semantically belong together.  Further‐
       more, several changes to a component can be made in an atomic way with a single operation.
       The  GUI  could  for example provide a menu with one entry for each component, or a window
       with one tabulator sheet per component.

       The command argument --list-components lists all available components, one per line.   The
       format of each line is:

       name:description:pgmname:


       name   This  field  contains a name tag of the component.  The name tag is used to specify
              the component in all communication with gpgconf.  The name tag is to be used verba‐
              tim.  It is thus not in any escaped format.


       description
              The  string  in  this field contains a human-readable description of the component.
              It can be displayed to the user of the GUI for informational purposes.  It is  per‐
              cent-escaped and localized.


       pgmname
              The  string in this field contains the absolute name of the program's file.  It can
              be used to unambiguously invoke that program.  It is percent-escaped.

              Example:
         $ gpgconf --list-components
         gpg:GPG for OpenPGP:/usr/local/bin/gpg2:
         gpg-agent:GPG Agent:/usr/local/bin/gpg-agent:
         scdaemon:Smartcard Daemon:/usr/local/bin/scdaemon:
         gpgsm:GPG for S/MIME:/usr/local/bin/gpgsm:
         dirmngr:Directory Manager:/usr/local/bin/dirmngr:





   Checking programs


       The command --check-programs is similar to --list-components but works on backend programs
       and not on components.  It runs each program to test whether it is installed and runnable.
       This also includes a syntax check of all config file options of the program.

       The command argument --check-programs lists all available programs,  one  per  line.   The
       format of each line is:

       name:description:pgmname:avail:okay:cfgfile:line:error:


       name   This field contains a name tag of the program which is identical to the name of the
              component.  The name tag is to be used verbatim.  It is thus  not  in  any  escaped
              format.   This  field may be empty to indicate a continuation of error descriptions
              for the last name.  The description and pgmname fields are then also empty.


       description
              The string in this field contains a human-readable description  of  the  component.
              It  can be displayed to the user of the GUI for informational purposes.  It is per‐
              cent-escaped and localized.


       pgmname
              The string in this field contains the absolute name of the program's file.  It  can
              be used to unambiguously invoke that program.  It is percent-escaped.


       avail  The  boolean  value  in  this  field indicates whether the program is installed and
              runnable.


       okay   The boolean value in this field indicates whether the program's config file is syn‐
              tactically okay.


       cfgfile
              If  an  error  occurred in the configuration file (as indicated by a false value in
              the field okay), this field has the name of the failing configuration file.  It  is
              percent-escaped.


       line   If  an  error occurred in the configuration file, this field has the line number of
              the failing statement in the configuration file.  It is an unsigned number.


       error  If an error occurred in the configuration file, this field has the  error  text  of
              the  failing statement in the configuration file.  It is percent-escaped and local‐
              ized.



              In the following example the dirmngr is not runnable and the configuration file  of
              scdaemon is not okay.

         $ gpgconf --check-programs
         gpg:GPG for OpenPGP:/usr/local/bin/gpg2:1:1:
         gpg-agent:GPG Agent:/usr/local/bin/gpg-agent:1:1:
         scdaemon:Smartcard Daemon:/usr/local/bin/scdaemon:1:0:
         gpgsm:GPG for S/MIME:/usr/local/bin/gpgsm:1:1:
         dirmngr:Directory Manager:/usr/local/bin/dirmngr:0:0:


       The  command  configuration  file in the same manner as --check-programs, but only for the
       component component.




   Listing options


       Every component contains one or more options.  Options may be gathered into option  groups
       to allow the GUI to give visual hints to the user about which options are related.

       The  command  argument  lists all options (and the groups they belong to) in the component
       component, one per line.  component must be the string in the field name in the output  of
       the --list-components command.

       There  is one line for each option and each group.  First come all options that are not in
       any group.  Then comes a line describing a group.  Then come all options that belong  into
       each  group.   Then  comes  the next group and so on.  There does not need to be any group
       (and in this case the output will stop after the last non-grouped option).

       The format of each line is:

       name:flags:level:description:type:alt-type:argname:default:argdef:value


       name   This field contains a name tag for the group or option.  The name tag  is  used  to
              specify  the group or option in all communication with gpgconf.  The name tag is to
              be used verbatim.  It is thus not in any escaped format.


       flags  The flags field contains an unsigned number.  Its value is the OR-wise  combination
              of the following flag values:


              group (1)
                     If this flag is set, this is a line describing a group and not an option.

       The  following flag values are only defined for options (that is, if the group flag is not
       used).


              optional arg (2)
                     If this flag is set, the argument is optional.  This is never set for type 0
                     (none) options.


              list (4)
                     If this flag is set, the option can be given multiple times.


              runtime (8)
                     If this flag is set, the option can be changed at runtime.


              default (16)
                     If this flag is set, a default value is available.


              default desc (32)
                     If this flag is set, a (runtime) default is available.  This and the default
                     flag are mutually exclusive.


              no arg desc (64)
                     If this flag is set, and the optional arg flag is set, then the option has a
                     special meaning if no argument is given.


              no change (128)
                     If  this  flag  is  set,  gpgconf ignores requests to change the value.  GUI
                     frontends should grey out this option.  Note, that  manual  changes  of  the
                     configuration files are still possible.


       level  This  field  is defined for options and for groups.  It contains an unsigned number
              that specifies the expert level under which this group or  option  should  be  dis‐
              played.   The  following expert levels are defined for options (they have analogous
              meaning for groups):


              basic (0)
                     This option should always be offered to the user.


              advanced (1)
                     This option may be offered to advanced users.


              expert (2)
                     This option should only be offered to expert users.


              invisible (3)
                     This option should normally never be displayed, not even to expert users.


              internal (4)
                     This option is for internal use only.  Ignore it.

       The level of a group will always be the lowest level of all options it contains.


       description
              This field is defined for options and groups.  The string in this field contains  a
              human-readable description of the option or group.  It can be displayed to the user
              of the GUI for informational purposes.  It is percent-escaped and localized.


       type   This field is only defined for options.  It contains an unsigned number that speci‐
              fies the type of the option's argument, if any.  The following types are defined:

              Basic types:


              none (0)
                     No argument allowed.


              string (1)
                     An unformatted string.


              int32 (2)
                     A signed number.


              uint32 (3)
                     An unsigned number.

       Complex types:


              pathname (32)
                     A string that describes the pathname of a file.  The file does not necessar‐
                     ily need to exist.


              ldap server (33)
                     A string that describes an LDAP server in the format:

                     hostname:port:username:password:base_dn


              key fingerprint (34)
                     A string with a 40 digit fingerprint specifying a certificate.


              pub key (35)
                     A string that describes a certificate by user ID, key ID or fingerprint.


              sec key (36)
                     A string that describes a certificate with a key by user ID, key ID or  fin‐
                     gerprint.


              alias list (37)
                     A  string  that  describes an alias list, like the one used with gpg's group
                     option.  The list consists of a key, an equal sign and space separated  val‐
                     ues.

       More  types will be added in the future.  Please see the alt-type field for information on
       how to cope with unknown types.


       alt-type
              This field is identical to type, except that only the types 0 to  31  are  allowed.
              The GUI is expected to present the user the option in the format specified by type.
              But if the argument type type is not supported by the GUI, it can still display the
              option  in  the  more  generic  basic  type alt-type.  The GUI must support all the
              defined basic types to be able to display all options.  More  basic  types  may  be
              added  in  future versions.  If the GUI encounters a basic type it doesn't support,
              it should report an error and abort the operation.


       argname
              This field is only defined for options with an argument type type that  is  not  0.
              In  this  case  it  may contain a percent-escaped and localised string that gives a
              short name for the argument.  The field may also be empty, though, in which case  a
              short name is not known.


       default
              This  field  is defined only for options for which the default or default desc flag
              is set.  If the default flag is set, its format is that of an option argument (see:
              [Format conventions], for details).  If the default value is empty, then no default
              is known.  Otherwise, the value specifies the default value for  this  option.   If
              the  default  desc flag is set, the field is either empty or contains a description
              of the effect if the option is not given.


       argdef This field is defined only for options for which the optional arg flag is set.   If
              the  no  arg  desc  flag is not set, its format is that of an option argument (see:
              [Format conventions], for details).  If the default value is empty, then no default
              is known.  Otherwise, the value specifies the default argument for this option.  If
              the no arg desc flag is set, the field is either empty or contains a description of
              the effect of this option if no argument is given.


       value  This  field is defined only for options.  Its format is that of an option argument.
              If it is empty, then the option is not explicitly set in the current configuration,
              and  the default applies (if any).  Otherwise, it contains the current value of the
              option.  Note that this field is also meaningful if the option itself does not take
              a real argument (in this case, it contains the number of times the option appears).




   Changing options


       The  command  to  change  the  options of the component component to the specified values.
       component must be the string in the field name in the output of the --list-components com‐
       mand.   You  have  to provide the options that shall be changed in the following format on
       standard input:

       name:flags:new-value


       name   This is the name of the option to change.  name must be the  string  in  the  field
              name in the output of the --list-options command.


       flags  The  flags field contains an unsigned number.  Its value is the OR-wise combination
              of the following flag values:


              default (16)
                     If this flag is set, the option is deleted and the  default  value  is  used
                     instead (if applicable).


       new-value
              The  new  value  for the option.  This field is only defined if the default flag is
              not set.  The format is that of an option argument.  If it is empty (or  the  field
              is omitted), the default argument is used (only allowed if the argument is optional
              for this option).  Otherwise, the option will be set to the specified value.


              The output of the command is the same as that of --check-options for  the  modified
              configuration file.

              Examples:

              To set the force option, which is of basic type none (0):

         $ echo 'force:0:1' | gpgconf --change-options dirmngr

       To delete the force option:

         $ echo 'force:16:' | gpgconf --change-options dirmngr

       The --runtime option can influence when the changes take effect.




   Listing global options


       Sometimes it is useful for applications to look at the global options file ‘gpgconf.conf’.
       The colon separated listing format is record oriented and uses the first field to identify
       the record type:


       k      This  describes  a  key  record  to  start  the  definition  of a new ruleset for a
              user/group.  The format of a key record is:

                k:user:group:


              user   This is the user field of the key.  It is percent escaped.  See the  defini‐
                     tion of the gpgconf.conf format for details.


              group  This is the group field of the key.  It is percent escaped.


       r      This  describes a rule record. All rule records up to the next key record make up a
              rule set for that key.  The format of a rule record is:

                r:::component:option:flags:value:


              component
                     This is the component part of a rule.  It is a plain string.


              option This is the option part of a rule.  It is a plain string.


              flag   This is the flags part of a rule.  There may be only one flag per  rule  but
                     by  using the same component and option, several flags may be assigned to an
                     option.  It is a plain string.


              value  This is the optional value for the option.  It is a percent  escaped  string
                     with  a  single  quotation mark to indicate a string.  The quotation mark is
                     only required to distinguish between no value specified and an empty string.



       Unknown record types should be ignored.  Note that there is intentionally  no  feature  to
       change the global option file through gpgconf.




FILES
       /etc/gnupg/gpgconf.conf
                If this file exists, it is processed as a global configuration file.
                A commented example can be found in the ‘examples’ directory of
                the distribution.



SEE ALSO
       gpg(1), gpgsm(1), gpg-agent(1), scdaemon(1), dirmngr(1)

       The  full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If GnuPG and the
       info program are properly installed at your site, the command

         info gnupg

       should give you access to the complete manual including a menu structure and an index.







GnuPG 2.0.26                                2018-06-08                                 GPGCONF(1)


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