Re: Only fingerprint authentication to unlock screen in Gnome3 F16?

[Bastien Nocera <bnocera@xxxxxxxxxx>]

----- 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
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