mint-fingerprint-auth-x1c7/

[utterances-bot]

Linux Fingerprint Authentication on ThinkPads

Learn how to enable fingerprint authentication on your ThinkPad with a Linux distro.

https://blog.horner.tj/mint-fingerprint-auth-x1c7/

[walknotes]

"Note: This will also update things like your ThinkPad's BIOS, Thunderbolt controller, etc."

Put this notice BEFORE the command please. You don't put a "this will destroy the world" notice at the end of the killing bugs step by step manual.

[tquid]

Been looking for a simple guide for this for years! Thanks, this got my ThinkPad T470 using the fingerprint reader in no time!

[bobambrosius]

I don't usually thank people for their advice and answers. It's rude of me, I know. But it is too much of a hassle, and English is not my native language. But here I am thanking you! I got here from a link in forums.linuxmint.com and it was a great experience. This blog is thoughtful, beautiful and accurate. I'm working on my old thinkpad T430s, an your advice works like a charm. Thank you.

[tjhorner]

Thank you for the thanks @bobambrosius! I'm glad this was helpful for you :)

[gabrc52]

I have a validity sensor and I'm using Fedora 38. For me, instead of

sudo pam-auth-update which just says command not found,

I had to do sudo authselect enable-feature with-fingerprint instead.

and updating the firmware can be done from GNOME software as well

[thegu5]

Worked like a charm w/ MX Linux 21.3 + Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 10, thank you!

[FrankBKK]

Great set of instructions - especially the heads up on the older Validity drivers saved me lots of headaches ! Just one question: Is there a way to change the timeout for the reader ? (I work a lot remote and for any sudo I need to wait some secs.)

[ghost]

Hi, when I tried to use fprintd-enroll to register a fingerprint. It said "Impossible to enroll: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available". Do you know how to deal with it? Many thanks.

[ghost]

Just in case, my computer is Thinkpad t470.

[ZakGhost354313]

I have the same issue with my T460s

[gabrc52]

What OS are you running?

[davidjao]

@FrankBKK the timeout can be controlled by editing /usr/share/pam-configs/fprintd to change the value after timeout=, but as stated in the pam_fprintd man page, the minimum timeout value is 10 seconds. However, if you want to make sudo stop waiting for a fingerprint, just press ^C at the "Place your finger on the fingerprint reader" prompt and it will go directly to asking for a password.

[FrankBKK]

@FrankBKK the timeout can be controlled by editing /usr/share/pam-configs/fprintd to change the value after timeout=, but as stated in the pam_fprintd man page, the minimum timeout value is 10 seconds. However, if you want to make sudo stop waiting for a fingerprint, just press ^C at the "Place your finger on the fingerprint reader" prompt and it will go directly to asking for a password.

Perfect - thanks for the Info - greatly appreciated !

[FlooferLand]

I followed the guide exactly but I just get "VerifyStop failed: MEssage recipient disconnected from message bus without replying" any time i try to enroll

[vsreddyh]

Thank you brother You saved me a lot of time

[mitchspartan]

Good evening!

Thank you for your help with the post, it was very useful. Could you help me with a question? How do I remove a registered fingerprint?

[davidjao]

fprintd-delete

[candidatexXx]

Thx for the manual :) I'm wondering if anybody encouter issue with below command ?:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uunicorn/open-fprintd

Cannot use private package archive: "'This PPA is not available for Noble'"

I have T460s and Validity sensor ;-)