Ubuntu
gnome-screensaver package

  1. Bug #138957
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 138957

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Olivier Cortès (olive) wrote : Re: (gutsy) lock screen doesn't seem to use pam

according to http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader_with_ThinkFinger#gnome-screensaver it is not just a libpam link problem. gnome-screensaver doesn't run as root and that's why thinkfinger doesn't work with it.

In the link above there is a workaround but I can't confirm it works. I tested it and gnome-screensaver won't unlock with my fingerprint. But I didn't check twice, i don't have that time. This is just a clue in case someone missed this link.

regards,
Olivier