Enabling fingerprint scanner on ThinkPad running Ubuntu Hardy in four steps


Install the ThinkFinger utilities and the relative PAM module:

~$ sudo apt-get install thinkfinger-tools libpam-thinkfinger

Acquire and test your fingerprint:

~$ sudo tf-tool --acquire
~$ sudo tf-tool --verify

Enable the PAM module:

~$ sudo /usr/lib/pam-thinkfinger/pam-thinkfinger-enable

Enjoy :-)

Resources
- wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinkFinger
- Bug #203973 in thinkfinger (Ubuntu)

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