Hi, Even setting (setq epg-gpg-program "gpg") does not help with the issue (still can’t read from the card), so it is not the executable that is used to communicate with. Without changing anything else, the previous commit works, and all subsequent commits fail. manoj -- A priest advised Voltaire on his death bed to renounce the devil. Replied Voltaire, "This is no time to make new enemies." Manoj Srivastava 4096R/C5779A1C E37E 5EC5 2A01 DA25 AD20 05B6 CF48 9438 C577 9A1C