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Use fingerprint sensor?

Asked by Nollan777

hola tengo un dell vostro 3400 y no logro arrancar el lector de huellas

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Daniel Schwitzgebel (schwitzd) said : 		#1

Read This
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinkFinger

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Nollan777 (nollan-777) said : 		#2

Hi, thanks for the quick reply. I installed Thinkfinger and I registrered a couple of fingers, there is just one thing I don't really understand in the instructions and that is how I tie the fingerprint to my account. I think it has something to do with sudo tf-tool --add-user your_login but I don't really know what to make of this.

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Best Eric Patat (epatat) said : 		#3

All you should need to do is (with your account logged in) run:
     sudo tf-tool --acquire
register your fingerprint. And then to verify:
     sudo tf-tool --verify

You can also look for a .thinkfinger.bir in your home directory as well. You'll have to do a ls -la to show the hidden files (from a terminal) or in the GUI select View | Show Hidden Files from the menu bar.

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Nollan777 (nollan-777) said : 		#4

Ah right. Thank you very much, that solved my problem =)

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Nollan777 (nollan-777) said : 		#5

Thanks Eric Patat, that solved my question.

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drzman49 (dzir49) said : 		#6

I am also interested in using my fingerprint program.

You say:

All you should need to do is (with your account logged in) run:
     sudo tf-tool --acquire
register your fingerprint. And then to verify:
     sudo tf-tool --verify

How do I do that? I do not know what or where the "sudo tf-tool" is, whether to use it in the start run.