I will never, ever, ever add support to eCryptfs for fingerprint readers. Sorry. For more information, see:
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user-names-not.html :-Dustin On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Christopher Barrington-Leigh <[email protected]> wrote: > This problem still exists in 13.10. > > I have an encrypted home folder. > When I installed the fprint system, it asked me which authentications to tie > to fingerprint, and it included ecrypt. > However, when I log in, with or without typing password, at the login screen, > it dumps me into a nonresponsive black screen. > > This is not a friendly outcome. > > If I log in through tty, I am told of the problem and told to try running > ecryptfs-mount-private > > which takes my normal password and then mounts my home folder. After > that, if I kill the gnome-session I can subsequently log in. > > In fact, the above sounds like a better workaround than having an > external USB? Log in first using tty, do the above sequence, and then > return to the GUI login screen. > > > ** Summary changed: > > - fingerprint login in ubuntu 12.04 can't access encrypted home user account > + fingerprint login can't access encrypted home user account > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to > ecryptfs-utils in Ubuntu. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998367 > > Title: > fingerprint login can't access encrypted home user account > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/fingerprint-gui/+bug/998367/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998367 Title: fingerprint login can't access encrypted home user account To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fingerprint-gui/+bug/998367/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
