Bug 744157 - Cannot Login with fingerprint reader active in BIOS
Summary: Cannot Login with fingerprint reader active in BIOS
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 16
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-10-07 09:53 UTC by Robert de Rooy
Modified: 2012-01-20 08:25 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-01-20 08:25:58 UTC
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Description Robert de Rooy 2011-10-07 09:53:54 UTC
Description of problem:
ThinkPad X201 with Fingerprint reader (enabled in BIOS, but not setup in Linux)

With the latest updates (F16beta was fine), I can no longer login when the fingerprint reader is enabled in the BIOS. I can select the user in GDM, and type the password but enter is not accepted and neither is the login button.

The Workaround is to disable the fingerprint reader in the BIOS.

In /var/log/messages I see the following type of messages;
dbus-daemon[2366]: ** (polkitd:2459): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.26 is authorized for net.reactivated.fprint.device.
setusername

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gdm-plugin-fingerprint-3.2.0-2.fc16.x86_64
gdm-3.2.0-2.fc16.x86_64
gnome-shell-3.2.0-2.fc16.x86_64
fprintd-pam-0.2.0-3.fc15.x86_64
fprintd-0.2.0-3.fc15.x86_64
libfprint-0.3.0-2.fc15.x86_64
polkit-desktop-policy-0.102-1.fc16.noarch
polkit-0.102-1.fc16.x86_64
polkit-gnome-0.103-1.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:
Each time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F16beta on ThinkPad with supported fingerprint reader
2. Update to latest packages
3. reboot
4. unable to login as described above
5. reboot to BIOS setup
6. disable fingerprint reader
7. boot to Fedora
8. Login
  
Actual results:
Cannot Login with password when fingerprint reader active in BIOS

Expected results:
Can Login with password

Additional info:

Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: system-bus-name::1.46 is inquiring whether system-bus-name::1.44 is authorized for org.
gnome.settingsdaemon.datetimemechanism.configure
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  user of caller is unix-user:root
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  user of subject is unix-user:teresa
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.44 is authorized for org.gnome.settingsdaemon.datet
imemechanism.configure
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:   0x7fc3c800a200
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  subject is in session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 (local=1 active=1)
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  is authorized (has implicit authorization local=1 active=1)
Oct  7 11:15:19 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: system-bus-name::1.27 is inquiring whether system-bus-name::1.17 is authorized for org.
freedesktop.color-manager.create-device
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  user of caller is unix-user:root
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  user of subject is unix-user:teresa
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.17 is authorized for org.freedesktop.color-manager.
create-profile
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 rsyslogd: imuxsock: recvfrom UNIX: Resource temporarily unavailable
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  user of subject is unix-user:teresa
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.17 is authorized for org.freedesktop.color-manager.
create-profile
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 rsyslogd: imuxsock: recvfrom UNIX: Resource temporarily unavailable
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG:  is authorized (has implicit authorization local=1 active=1)
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 dbus-daemon[1395]: ** (polkitd:1401): DEBUG: system-bus-name::1.27 is inquiring whether system-bus-name::1.17 is authorized for org.
freedesktop.color-manager.modify-device
Oct  7 11:15:20 x201 rsyslogd: imuxsock: recvfrom UNIX: Resource temporarily unavailable

Comment 1 David Zeuthen 2011-10-07 15:12:40 UTC
This has nothing to do with polkit.

Comment 2 Robert de Rooy 2012-01-20 08:25:58 UTC
Issue is no longer present


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