Comment 8 for bug 86843

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Eddie Hung (eddieh) wrote :

I would also like to add that I've been trying with the bioapi implementation - with the UBEK binary driver and pam_bioapi - which seems to be slightly more successful.
The UBEK binary driver implements a (ugly, but functional) fingerprint dialog (rather than relying on the user application to say "Password or swipe finger") - and it is my belief that it is a userspace implementation rather than one requiring root permissions. With this, a dialog does appear, which after a successful authentication, gksudo will exit as normal and the application requested will be executed - unlike with pam_thinkfinger currently.
Regarding this bug, it might be worth pointing out the similarity between this and: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/15093, where I have written a length post regarding the problems I am experiencing with pam_bioapi, should you be interested.