You have been subscribed to a public bug: Just checked out the Gnome 2.26 release notes and there is a feature announced for gnome-about-me to be able to set your fingerprint reader up with. However it seems this is missing in Ubuntu build and fprintd is not available.
The feature is announced here: http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.26/#rnusers.aboutme --- snip --- 2.9. Fingerprint Reader Integration GNOME 2.26 now integrates with the fprintd fingerprint service to allow users to enroll fingerprints for use in authentication. If a system is configurated for allowing fingerprint authentication, users can enroll their fingerprints via Desktop ▸ Preferences ▸ About Me from the panel menu. --- snap --- ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed -- gnome-about-me misses fprintd for fingerprint authentication support https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346083 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
