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Smartcard fails with 'sharing violation'
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Description

Release: 1.4.0a

Environment

Windows XP Pro SP2

Description

I get the following error if I want to use my ikey 2003 smartcard..

gpg: detected reader `Rainbow Technologies iKeyVirtualReader 0'
gpg: detected reader `Rainbow Technologies iKeyVirtualReader 1'
gpg: detected reader `Rainbow Technologies iKeyVirtualReader 2'
gpg: detected reader `Rainbow Technologies iKeyVirtualReader 3'
gpg: pcsc_connect failed: sharing violation (0x8010000b)
gpg: card reader not available
gpg: OpenPGP card not available: general error

Fix

Unknown

Event Timeline

werner added a subscriber: werner.

I presume that you do not have an OpenPGP application on the
card. Further another process is already making use of the
reader; gpg requires exclusive access to the reader.

werner removed a project: Restricted Project.