----- Original Message ----- > Hello, > > I recently got my fingerprint reader to work. I can now use it to log > in > to my system as an alternative to entering the password. However, > when I > lock my screen (ctrl alt l), or when it gets locked with the > screen-saver automatically, I cannot enter my password to unlock it. > The > only way to unlock it is the fingerprint reader. The text box is > greyed > out. Is this intentional? Yes. > Shouldn't both methods be available? eg > (happened today): If I'm snacking at my desk and my right hand is > unclean, I would like to type in my password with my left hand and > get > on with some work (like check mails or view a video or surf the web > etc.) Of course, in this scenario my right index finger is the > registered one. Yes. > If I click on switch user and go back to the gdm login screen, I can > then use both the password and fingerprint reader to login to my user > again, but this isn't the same really. > > Can someone please confirm this behaviour? I shall file a bug if it > is > one. It's not a bug, it's a missing feature: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563703 Hopefully will get fixed once screensaver support is in gnome-shell itself. Ray? Cheers -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
