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  • 1.  Changing default path for Keyrings

    Posted Nov 11, 2015 02:40 PM

    I moved PGP Command Line to a new server, 2008 to 2012, also moved the keyrings to the PGP directory under Program Files. The software is looking to the My Documents folder instead of the installation folder so I need to change the path in PGP to look to the install folder instead of the My Documents folder.



  • 2.  RE: Changing default path for Keyrings

    Posted Nov 12, 2015 01:46 PM

    From page 19-20 of the PGP Command Line user guide:
    The home directory is where PGP Command Line stores its keyring files. If a different
    Symantec encryption product has already created this directory, PGP Command Line
    will also use it (thus, PGP Command Line can automatically use existing PGP keys).
    PGP Command Line data files, such as keys, are stored in the home directory:
    C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\PGP\

    If you want the home directory changed on a permanent basis, you need to create the PGP_HOME_DIR environment variable and specify the path of the desired home directory.
    To create the PGP_HOME_DIR environment variable on a Windows system:
    1 Click Start, select Settings, select Control Panel, and then select System.
    The System Properties dialog appears.
    2 Select the Advanced tab, then click Environment Variables.
    The Environment Variables screen appears.
    3 In the User Variables section, click New.
    The New User Variable dialog appears.
    4 In the Variable name field, enter PGP_HOME_DIR. In the Variable value field,
    enter the path of the home directory you want to use. For example:
    C:\PGP\PGPhomedir\
    5 Click OK.
    The Environment Variables screen reappears. PGP_HOME_DIR appears in the list
    of user variables.