Error: Failed connecting to the YubiKey [0.4.1/Arch Linux]

[subsetpark]

Seems related to #13, but neither reinserting nor rebooting resolve the issue.

 ; ykman --version
YubiKey Manager (ykman) version: 0.4.1
Libraries:
    libykpers 1.18.0
    libu2f-host 1.1.3
    libusb 1.0.21

 ; ykman info
Device name: YubiKey 4
Serial number: XX21078
Firmware version: 4.3.3
Enabled connection(s): OTP+U2F+CCID

Device capabilities:
    OTP:	Enabled
    U2F:	Enabled
    CCID:	Enabled
    OPGP:	Enabled
    PIV:	Enabled
    OATH:	Enabled

 ; ykman oath
Usage: ykman [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Error: Failed connecting to the YubiKey.

gpg-agent is enabled, but stopping the systemd service doesn't resolve the issue either.

[dagheyman]

It looks similar to this issue Yubico/yubioath-flutter#172. Could you try the solution proposed in the last post?

[subsetpark]

@dagheyman For better or worse, that does not seem to be the case here:

1. pcscd was installed but not running.
2. I enabled/started pcscd -> ykman oath still doesn't work.
3. I reinserted -> same error.
4. I rebooted (confirmed pcscd is running) and reinserted -> same error.

[dagheyman]

Interesting. I'm guessing the other CCID commands doesn't work neither?
Like $ ykman piv info or $ ykman openpgp info?

Does killing scdamoen make any difference? (re-insert device after)
$ killall -9 scdaemon

[subsetpark]

Correct on all accounts. scdaemon isn't running, so killall doesn't apply.

[subsetpark]

Ok, this is very interesting. I installed the yubico-yubioath-desktop package, with the following dependencies:

AUR Packages  (1)�� yubico-yubioath-desktop-git-latest  
Repo Packages (3)�� ccid-1.4.27-2  python-pyotherside-1.5.0-3  qt5-svg-5.9.1-2  

That works - running yubioath-desktop brings up the OATH list.

But what's really interesting is, with those packages installed, ykman oath list now works as well!

For posterity, here's the whole install log:

::�� Checking yubico-yubioath-desktop-git�� integrity...
==> Making package: yubico-yubioath-desktop-git 690-1 (Thu Aug 17 18:13:19 EDT 2017)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Cloning yubioath-desktop git repo...
Cloning into bare repository '/home/zax/.cache/pacaur/yubico-yubioath-desktop-git/yubioath-desktop'...
remote: Counting objects: 3661, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (40/40), done.
remote: Total 3661 (delta 28), reused 38 (delta 15), pack-reused 3605
Receiving objects: 100% (3661/3661), 1.68 MiB | 3.58 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2427/2427), done.
  -> Cloning pyotherside git repo...
Cloning into bare repository '/home/zax/.cache/pacaur/yubico-yubioath-desktop-git/pyotherside'...
remote: Counting objects: 1174, done.
remote: Total 1174 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 1174
Receiving objects: 100% (1174/1174), 481.79 KiB | 2.59 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (725/725), done.
  -> Cloning yubikey-manager git repo...
Cloning into bare repository '/home/zax/.cache/pacaur/yubico-yubioath-desktop-git/yubikey-manager'...
remote: Counting objects: 3176, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (94/94), done.
remote: Total 3176 (delta 107), reused 101 (delta 59), pack-reused 3022
Receiving objects: 100% (3176/3176), 886.24 KiB | 2.58 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2308/2308), done.
  -> Cloning qt-solutions git repo...
Cloning into bare repository '/home/zax/.cache/pacaur/yubico-yubioath-desktop-git/qt-solutions'...
remote: Counting objects: 2104, done.
remote: Total 2104 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 2104
Receiving objects: 100% (2104/2104), 1.61 MiB | 2.92 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1409/1409), done.
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    yubioath-desktop ... Skipped
    pyotherside ... Skipped
    yubikey-manager ... Skipped
    qt-solutions ... Skipped
::�� Building yubico-yubioath-desktop-git�� package(s)...
==> Making package: yubico-yubioath-desktop-git 722-1 (Thu Aug 17 18:13:25 EDT 2017)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Installing missing dependencies...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (3) qt5-svg-5.9.1-2  ccid-1.4.27-2  python-pyotherside-1.5.0-3

Total Download Size:   0.07 MiB
Total Installed Size:  0.96 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
:: Retrieving packages...
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(3/3) checking keys in keyring                                 [##################################] 100%
(3/3) checking package integrity                               [##################################] 100%
(3/3) loading package files                                    [##################################] 100%
(3/3) checking for file conflicts                              [##################################] 100%
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:: Processing package changes...
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(2/3) installing qt5-svg                                       [##################################] 100%
(3/3) installing python-pyotherside                            [##################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Starting pkgver()...
==> Starting build()...
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==> Entering fakeroot environment...
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==> Cleaning up...
::�� Installing yubico-yubioath-desktop-git�� package(s)...
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) yubico-yubioath-desktop-git-722-1

Total Installed Size:  0.15 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
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[dagheyman]

Great that it works now. My guess is that it was the installation of the ccid package that resolved the issue, so that might need to be added as a dependency to yubikey-manager. I'll try to reach out to the maintainers of the package.

Edit: I filed a bug for the Arch package https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/55191

[subsetpark]

Thanks @dagheyman - but after a little bisection, it actually looks like python-pyotherside - not ccid.

[dagheyman]

Closing this since it relates to the (unofficial) packaging on Arch in some way (my guess is either a missing dependency or a service that need to be started).

[tchebb]

For future reference, the two needed packages on Arch for CCID communication are ccid and pcsclite. pcscd.socket also has to be running (started or enabled using systemctl, typically). python-pyotherside definitely isn't related.

[szebenyib]

Yes! The above were needed, now yubikey manager sees the device