Support for PAM in gnome-keyring would be VERY desirable. Not just for
thinkfinger, but to support a whole host of authentication methods (USB
dongle authentication, bluetooth authentication by proximity of mobile
phone...)
In my opinion, this should be considered as a high priority enhancement,
LaTrell: I'm not using ThinkFinger because it's useless if I still have
to type in my password for different programs. I haven't found any
really good workarounds to make it work with all programs that need the
password to be typed in. There are unfortunately some things missing in
Ubuntu to
I have the same laptop Dell M1530 and I am having problem with the
fingerprint acknowledging the installs. I followed all the procedures
and still nothing not even a simple ask to scan. Anyways to remove
files that were installed that are not working to start the procedures
again? JesperDJ, do
that's not a gnome-keyring bug
** Changed in: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Invalid
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After logging in by thinkfinger, I have to give nm-applet access to keyring by
typing in password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221900
You received this bug notification because you are a
gdm has some pam integration to unblock the keyring, you might want set
a blank password to your keyring to workaround the issue
** Changed in: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
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After logging in by
I don't think this is a bug. The thinkfinger package is for libpam.
The keyring does not use pam to authenticate.
If you read the known issues on the place to which you linked it say the
same thing.
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After logging in by thinkfinger, I have to give nm-applet access to keyring by
typing in
Bug or not, it is a problem - I use the fingerprint reader so that I
don't have to type my password, but now I still have to type my
password... it defeats the purpose of the fingerprint reader.
Maybe it's an enhancement request: Make GNOME keyring work with PAM /
libpam-thinkfinger or make it
I think I have a fix for you until something better comes along (Hardy +1/2
maybe?):
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/108993
Specifically these comments:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/108993/comments/8
