Please check the manufacturer of the fingerprint reader with this command: lsusb If you are sure that your laptop has a fingerprint reader and yet you don't see the option to enable Fingerprint in user account settings then it's a driver issue. Disable Fingerprint Login Troubleshooting: I don't see a fingerprint option You need to delete the existing fingerprints. It will show a screen with options to add more fingerprints or delete the existing ones. Go to Settings→User and then click on Fingerprint Login option. Disable fingerprint loginĭisabling fingerprint login is pretty much the same as enabling it in the first place. Let me show you the steps in the next section. If you are somewhat disappointed with the fingerprint login on Linux, you may disable it. I also notice that fingerprint reading is not as smooth and quick as it is in Windows. It would have been nicer to not bothered about clicking the user account ID first.
When you login, you have to click on your account first to get to the password screen. The keyring in Ubuntu also remains locked.Īnother annoying thing is because of GNOME’s GDM login screen. The fingerprint login allows you to log in but you cannot use your finger when your system asks for sudo password. You cannot use your finger when it asks for authentication for programs that need sudo access. Login With Fingerprint in Ubuntu Experience with fingerprint login on Ubuntuįingerprint login is what its name suggests: login using your fingerprint. If you want to test it right away, lock the screen by pressing Super+L keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu and then using the fingerprint for login. Once the system registers the entire finger, it will give you a green signal that the fingerprint has been added. While adding the fingerprint, rotate your finger or thumb as directed. You may of course scan left thumb by clicking right index finger though I don’t see a good reason why you would want to do that. When you click the + sign to add a fingerprint, it presents a few predefined options so that you can easily identify which finger or thumb it is. It will immediately ask you to scan a new fingerprint. You’ll see several option including Fingerprint Login.Ĭlick on the Fingerprint Login option here. You should see all the user account on your system here.
Go to Settings and the click on Users from left sidebar. Adding fingerprint login in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions The screenshots will look different, of course. If you are not certain, you may check which desktop environment version you are using. This method works for any Linux distribution running GNOME version 3.38 or higher. Your computer must have a fingerprint reader.
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