From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Subject: Re: Fingerprint Service Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 12:37:48 +0200 Message-ID: <87v9yahegz.fsf@nckx> References: <87y337h0pc.fsf@nckx> <31e4699ecac7c121c6aec328c2a71d4c@disroot.org> <69c6523e63f2b4e3f02dcf9eb9c3e079@disroot.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:55049) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRE09-0005ye-VG for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 06:52:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRDm4-0002dF-2d for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 06:38:09 -0400 Received: from tobias.gr ([2001:470:7405::1]:52074) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRDm3-0002YZ-5g for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 06:38:08 -0400 In-reply-to: <69c6523e63f2b4e3f02dcf9eb9c3e079@disroot.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: Raghav Gururajan Cc: help-guix@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Raghav Gururajan wrote: >>> After Danny's fix, fprintd just works on my X230T: >>>=20 >>> =CE=BB fprintd-enroll >>> Using device /net/reactivated/Fprint/Device/0 >>> Enrolling right-index-finger finger. >>>=20 >>> =E2=80=A6and the finger print reader lights right up! >>=20 >> That's cool! I will try and get back to you. :-) > > Typing "=CE=BB fprintd-enroll" or "fprintd-enroll" in the terminal=20 > throws "command not found". ~ =CE=BB is my bash prompt :-) fprintd-* commands are part of the =E2=80=98fprintd=E2=80=99 package. =E2= =80=98guix=20 install fprintd=E2=80=99 and try again. Now, to actually use the reader for =E2=80=98authentication=E2=80=99 to exi= sting=20 services (screen lockers, display managers, prompts=E2=80=A6) you'll=20 probably have to write your own PAM rule. I haven't tried that.=20 I've only played with the reader; I'm not sure I have any real use=20 for it. Biometrics make terrible passwords. They're more like the=20 =E2=80=98something you have=E2=80=99 of two-factor authentication, but much= more=20 painful to steal =E2=80=94 mainly for the owner. Kind regards, T G-R --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYKAB0WIQT12iAyS4c9C3o4dnINsP+IT1VteQUCXN09fAAKCRANsP+IT1Vt eYiFAQDlcpIQxHbpL14heSgBp1ZAQygZUNHWel8mDjoFEk84lwEA2lZN3ZjGH2nc OFIjvpyRg343tXR7kqekOqn4U7jRcAM= =2mvr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--