upd workaroud xdotool input pass to duplicity gpg having issues

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sh/upd b/sh/upd
index d00cf02..e8a6d99 100755
--- a/sh/upd
+++ b/sh/upd
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ backup () {
 		# because I noticed that root user's `tty` output is different, but my
 		# root user and xyz user's gpg keys are the same, so whatever for now.
 		# There maybe a better way instead.
+		#
+		# Note that input password to `sudo --preserve-env=GPG_TTY duplicity
+		# --use-agent` with my mod-a dwm hotkey, which uses sth. like `pass
+		# master | ... | xdotool ...`, will have issues of timeout or it shows
+		# I input wrong password, I need to typing password manually instead,
+		# not sure why, maybe due to xdotool input too fast. It can be
+		# workarounded by add gpg key to agent before running duplicity, this
+		# works because my root and xyz user use the same gpg key.
+		echo | sudo --preserve-env=GPG_TTY gpg -s >/dev/null
 		sudo --preserve-env=GPG_TTY duplicity --ssh-askpass --use-agent --encrypt-key 9790577D2BE328D46838117ED3F54FE03F3C68D6 --sign-key 05899270DF25BB1EEDF57BE824F769E5D08C9E9A --full-if-older-than 2Y --include /etc/.cfgs --include-filelist "/home/xyz/.config/myconf/upd_rsync_files" --exclude / / "sftp://xyz@ib.flylightning.xyz//home/xyz/backup/pp"
 		# pp no need duplicity backup to ca, because 321 backup rule is already
 		# satisfied: pp files in ~/.config/myconf/upd_rsync_files are backed up