gpg: public key decryption failed: Permission denied
Issue
When using gpg in batch mode, decryption of a file stops working:
> gpg --batch --yes --no-mdc-warning --passphrase A_SECRET --output CLEAR_TEXT.txt --decrypt CYPHER_TEXT.txt.pgp
[snip]
gpg: public key decryption failed: Permission denied
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- gpgme
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