pam_thinkfinger(8)

1PAM_THINKFINGER(8)          System Manager's Manual         PAM_THINKFINGER(8)
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NAME

6       pam_thinkfinger  -  PAM  module  for fingerprint authentication through
7       libthinkfinger
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DESCRIPTION

11       ThinkFinger is a driver for the UPEK/SGS Thomson Microelectronics  fin‐
12       gerprint  reader  (USB ID 0483:2016).  The device is being found either
13       as a standalone USB device, built into USB keyboards or built into lap‐
14       tops (mostly Dell, IBM/Lenovo and Toshiba).
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16       pam_thinkfinger is the PAM module responsible for fingerprint authenti‐
17       cation through libthinkfinger.  The module does only trigger for  users
18       which  have  deposited  their  fingerprint  in the /etc/pam_thinkfinger
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OPTIONS

23       debug  Turns on debugging via syslog(3)
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REQUIREMENTS

26       In order to use the the PAM module pam_thinkfinger, your  Linux  kernel
27       has  to  be  compiled  with  uinput support (CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT).  The
28       location of the uinput interface  depends  on  your  distribution.   To
29       ensure that your system is properly set up, one of the following inter‐
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36       If the interface is not there, run:
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40       Ask the maintainers of your distribution to automatically load the mod‐
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FILES

44       /etc/pam_thinkfinger
45              The  default  folder  where  the fingerprint for login users are
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47       /lib/security
48              The default folder for PAM modules
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EXAMPLES

51       Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/common-auth:
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55       To enable debugging support via syslog(3), add the  following  line  to
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BUGS

62       Please report bugs to <thinkfinger-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>.
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AUTHORS

70       ThinkFinger  was  written  by  Timo  Hoenig <thoenig@suse.de> and Pavel
71       Machek <pavel@suse.cz> and is licensed under the terms of the GNU  Gen‐
72       eral Public License (GPL).
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74       This  manual  page was written by Luca Capello <luca@pca.it>. Additions
75       by Jose Plans.  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
76       this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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