Hi Michele, nice solution. btw, it also works better with konsole, when you open a session profile with multiple "su -", the fingerprinting device does not get blocked by the first root konsole asking for the fingerprint.
yours, kos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [fprint] fpring, gentoo and kdm From: Michele Caini <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 13/01/09 15:08 > Hi all, > I'm a new user of fprint. > > Thanks a lot for this very useful software, really! :-) > I use your software on Gentoo with tuxonice patched kernel > (tuxonice-sources) version 2.6.28, into a kde-based system. > > I've installed fprint-demo version 0.4, libfprint version 0.0.5 and > pam_fprint version 0.2. I cant't use up-to-date version of libfprint > because I'm using gcc 4.1.2, and for libfprint since version 0.0.6 gcc > version 4.1.3 at least is needed. > About pam_fprint, I think configuration proposed on web site > (http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Pam_fprint) is wrong for me and, > maybe, for someone. > That is, using this configuration: > > auth required pam_env.so > auth sufficient pam_fprint.so > auth sufficient pam_unix.so try_first_pass likeauth nullok > auth required pam_deny.so > > I'm not able to login using password because finger check request comes > anyway and locks (I don't know why) kdm or shell login, ignoring > submitted password in former case and preventing password submission in > latter case. > > A very simple solution exists and consists of using this configuration: > > auth required pam_env.so > auth sufficient pam_unix.so try_first_pass likeauth nullok > auth sufficient pam_fprint.so > auth required pam_deny.so > > In that case, it will came first a password request, and if any password > will be submitted (that is, return has been pressed) it will come a > request for finger check. Finger check, however, freezes system while > someone else offers his finger! Wrong password and subsequent wrong > finger check works fine and it brings back user to the password prompt. > > That's all. Your configuration doesn't work for me, I hope my solution > can help you and anyone has my same problem. > > > Regards, > Michele Caini > _______________________________________________ > fprint mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.reactivated.net/mailman/listinfo/fprint -- Yours sincerely, Konstantin V. Gavrilenko Managing Director Arhont Information Security Ltd web: http://www.arhont.com http://www.wi-foo.com e-mail: [email protected] tel: +44 (0) 870 44 31337 fax: +44 (0) 208 429 3111 PGP: Key ID - 0xE81824F4 PGP: Server - keyserver.pgp.com _______________________________________________ fprint mailing list [email protected] http://lists.reactivated.net/mailman/listinfo/fprint
