As a note: This bug appeared in Trusty and is still present in Zesty. It is very likely it affects all users using fingerprint readers.
** Tags added: utopic xenial zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310104 Title: No way to trigger fingerprint authentication on lock screen Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: With fprintd/libpam_fprintd installed, the user can in all places authenticate via the fingerprint reader. (Command line, login screen, light locker screen). However, light locker does not interact well with fingerprint authentication: Immediately after locking the session, the user can unlock via fingerprint. But once the fingerprint authentication times out, light locker waits for a password to be typed, and the user cannot re-initiate fingerprint authentication. The usual way of pressing ESC does not have effect. There even is a state, where light locker does not accept fingerprint nor password authentication -- the user is left without any possibility to unlock the screen. This is not acceptable. Please correct light locker's behavior with respect to libpam-fprintd authentication. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: light-locker (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Apr 19 23:21:11 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-20 (484 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) SourcePackage: light-locker UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (1 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1310104/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
