Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:

> So, where should I start to look? Is it correct to assume that kmail
> starts kgpg which starts gpg-agent? how can I get debug output?

1. In KGpg you have an option to activate use of gpg agent - this must be
checked, so that agent starts. I think you should logout/login to the
desktop.

2. When you start gpg agent manually it returns a variable, which you can
export, so that all aware programs can use the same agent

export | grep GPG
declare -x GPG_AGENT_INFO="/tmp/gpg-orCHGE/S.gpg-agent:4802:1"

Just use option 1. as it works well in TDE

I hope this helps

regards