>>>>> writes: > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 12:18:50PM +0100, Colin Baxter wrote: >> [...] I set the variable `epa-pinentry-mode' to loopback as in >> >> #+begin_src elisp (setq epa-pinentry-mode 'loopback) #+end_src >> >> This seems to work. > Oh, thanks -- this answers the question I only half-posed :) > BTW: the variable documentation says to use `epg-pinentry-mode' > for Emacs versions >= 27.1 I remember I had this epa/epg issue a while ago, I think with emacs-26.3. Putting the variable as `epa-pinentry-mode' worked for me, but `epg-pinentry-mode' didn't. I've not looked at it since. It still works for me with emacs-27.1 and I thought it best to leave it alone. :-) Best wishes,