Using SplitPGP to perform actions throws a tty error

[bnvk]

I've got SplitGPG setup working, or at least I think it is working. When I type qubes-gpg-client -K it properly shows my key UIDs correctly, and importing keys all work fine. However, if I try to encrypt anything from my work-gpg VM I get the following error:

[user@work-gpg ~]$ qubes-gpg-client --encrypt my-files.zip 
gpg: cannot open tty `/dev/tty': No such device or address

Is using --encrypt not allowed? As far as I understand from the use case of SplitGPG and the Docs, that sort of call should be allowed. Is this a bug in my system setup or a misunderstanding?

[bnvk]

Am also noticing this same error with trying to decrypt files using qubes-gpg-client my-encrypted-file.gpg so I'm going to assume it's something borked with my setup :/

[bnvk]

Am also noticing this same error with trying to decrypt files using qubes-gpg-client my-encrypted-file.gpg so I'm going to assume it's something borked with my setup :/

[marmarek]

This is because it can't prompt you for a password (which would be
stupid to do in calling VM). Try adding --batch and/or --use-agent.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[marmarek]

This is because it can't prompt you for a password (which would be
stupid to do in calling VM). Try adding --batch and/or --use-agent.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?