Bug 1933595 - GDM tries to read fingerprint for some minutes, not allowing the user to insert its password manually
Summary: GDM tries to read fingerprint for some minutes, not allowing the user to inse...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1933520
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 34
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-03-01 08:15 UTC by Fabiano Fidêncio
Modified: 2021-03-03 14:09 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2021-03-03 14:09:05 UTC
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Description Fabiano Fidêncio 2021-03-01 08:15:42 UTC 
Description of problem:
GDM will keep trying, and failing, to get information from the fingerprint reader.  This will force the user to wait till a timeout finally happens, so the user will be able to normally insert their password.

This happens while the fingerprint login is not enabled, and has never been configured,

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gdm-40~beta-1.fc34.x86_64
gnome-shell-40.0~beta-1.fc34.x86_64

How reproducible:
100%, if you're laptop has a fingerprint reader

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the system up
2. Wait till the login screen shows up
3. Try to insert the password

Actual results:
You'll notice you won't be able to, as the failures related to reading the user' s fingerprint will be showing up, which makes GDM not accept the password entered.

Expected results:
GDM shouldn't even try to get info from the fingerprint reader if this is not configured.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Fabiano Fidêncio 2021-03-01 08:49:31 UTC 
Okay, TomአPopela pointed me to https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/XA3TQMHT5RFUQE6M5IS3PDUTAFWZSQOW/, which seems to be exactly the same issue I'm facing.
I'll follow this up there, but also leave this one open.
Comment 2 Ganapathi Kamath 2021-03-01 20:42:33 UTC 
Dup of 1933520
Comment 3 Fabiano Fidêncio 2021-03-03 14:09:05 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1933520 ***
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