Subject: bug#15553: 24.3.50; epg.el and GnuPG 2.x cause unavoidable pinentry prompts for symmetrically encrypted files

From: Daiki Ueno <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:43:24 +0900

Ted Zlatanov <[email-masked]> writes:

> Look.  gpg-agent is an external daemon.  Kill it manually or it dies
> accidentally or it blocks for whatever reason.

It's as easy to restart as kill it manually.  Even gpg2 automatically
respawns it if it is not running.  If it dies accidentally or blocks,
you should report it to GnuPG.