From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Raghav Gururajan" Subject: Re: Fingerprint Service Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 04:48:59 +0000 Message-ID: <5267b3966e32f20d1dbdc63a9e8f393b@disroot.org> References: <87ef4zqv8z.fsf@gnu.org> <31e4699ecac7c121c6aec328c2a71d4c@disroot.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:56937) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hR8KF-0000lC-U1 for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 00:49:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hR8KF-0001G4-24 for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 00:49:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87ef4zqv8z.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: =?utf-8?B?THVkb3ZpYyBDb3VydMOocw==?= Cc: help-guix@gnu.org > fprintd is a D-Bus service, meaning that it=E2=80=99s not managed by sh= epherd,=0A> and thus not accessible with the =E2=80=98herd=E2=80=99 comma= nd.=0A=0AOops! I did not know that. Thanks!=0A=0A> Instead, it=E2=80=99s = supposed to be started on demand when applications ask for=0A> the finger= print service. The =E2=80=98fprintd=E2=80=99 package provides several=0A>= commands starting with =E2=80=98fprintd-=E2=80=99 that should allow you = to check whether=0A> it=E2=80=99s working.=0A=0AGot it :-)=0A=0A> Now, I= =E2=80=99ve never actually used this service, so take it with a grain of= =0A> salt. :-)=0A=0AAcknowledged ;-) =0A=0ARegards,=0ARG.