Script for enabling the fingerprint reader with BioAPI

2006-12-12T14:41:53Z

Crash override: /* Distributions supported by this script */

Using the [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader|integrated fingerprint reader]] under Linux is currently a fairly complicated [[How to enable the fingerprint reader|process]]. The following script automates the installation of the fingerprint software, for some Linux distributions. It covers most components (bioapi framework, driver, pam_bioapi, PAM setup, USB device permissions pamtester and enrolling), and handles all the downloading, patching and installation.

Usage: just copy into a file and run as root.

After installation, all PAM-enabled system functions will use the fingerprint reader (and if it fails, default to the usual password entry). This includes:
* KDE's KDM login (enter an empty password, then swipe finger)
* KDE's screensaver (enter an empty password, then swipe finger)
* Gnome's GDM login
* <tt>su</tt>
* <tt>sudo</tt>

Everything is intalled into {{path|/opt/bioapi}}, so it doesn't pollute your filesystem. The only effects outside {{path|/opt/bioapi}} are one-line changes to the ldconfig configuration, PAM configuration and {{path|/etc/rc.local}}, and a few symlinks in {{path|/lib/security}}.

For details, manual installation and hints for other distributions, see [[How to enable the fingerprint reader]].

===Distributions supported by this script===
* {{Fedora}} 4
* {{Fedora}} 5
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

If you add support for additional distributions, please update this script (using conditionals where necessary) instead of branching it.

'''<<<< Ivan Bishop Oct 30th isb@forscotland.com >>>>>
the UPEK driver module libtfmessbsp.so does NOT load in FC6 (GA)
Will call them and see if they'll do more than FC4

mod_install -i libtfmessbsp.so
Module: MDS Error (Init): 3117
(Code #3117)!

----

[UPEK driver http://www.upek.com/support/dl_linux_bsp.asp]
>>>>>>>

'''<<<< Umberto Bernardi Dec 12th override.c@gmail.com >>>>>

Working also in Fedora Core 6 after editing the script on line 94.

Simply change :

<code>
grep -Eq 'Fedora Core release [45]|Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4'
</code>

to

<code>grep -Eq 'Fedora Core release [456]|Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4'</code>

Tested on Thinkpad T60 (2007-53G)
''''

==The script==
{{CodeRef|enable-fingerprint-reader}}

==Ideas for improvement==
* Support more distributions
* Minimize changes to {{path|/etc/pam.d/system-auth}} by creating a separate file (e.g., {{path|/etc/pam.d/bioapi-auth}}) and <tt>@include</tt>-ing it.
* Do something about {{path|/etc/pam.d/sshd}} - it invokes {{path|/etc/pam.d/system-auth}} by stacking, so remote SSH logins now invoke the fingerprint reader... See related discussion in [[How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader]].
* Install and configure a patched xscreensaver (as explained in [[How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader]]).
* Add "<tt>OnResume 10 /opt/bioapi/bin/set_fingerprint_perms</tt>" to [[Software Suspend 2|suspend2]]'s {{path|/etc/hibernate/hibernate.conf}}?

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