<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" id="session-fingerprint" xml:lang="kn">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="hardware-auth"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-03" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-06-16" status="final"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>

      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>

      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2011</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author editor">

      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>

      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2013</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Jim Campbell</name>

      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>

      <years>2014</years>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <desc>You can log in to your system using a supported fingerprint scanner

    instead of typing in your password.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Log in with a fingerprint</title>

  
If your system has a supported fingerprint scanner, you can record your

  fingerprint and use it to log in.

<section id="record">

  <title>Record a fingerprint</title>

  
Before you can log in with your fingerprint, you need to record it so that

  the system can use it to identify you.

  <note style="tip">

    
If your finger is too dry, you may have difficulty registering your

    fingerprint. If this happens, moisten your finger slightly, dry it with a

    clean, lint-free cloth, and retry.

  </note>

  
You need <link xref="user-admin-explain">administrator privileges</link>

  to edit user accounts other than your own.

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Users</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click on <gui>Users</gui> to open the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Press on <gui>Disabled</gui>, next to <gui>Fingerprint Login</gui> to

      add a fingerprint for the selected account. If you are adding the

      fingerprint for a different user, you will first need to

      <gui>Unlock</gui> the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select the finger that you want to use for the fingerprint, then

      <gui style="button">Next</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Follow the instructions in the dialog and swipe your finger at a

      moderate speed over your fingerprint reader. Once the computer

      has a good record of your fingerprint, you will see a <gui>Done!</gui>

      message.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select <gui>Next</gui>. You will see a confirmation message that

      your fingerprint was saved successfully. Select <gui>Close</gui> to

      finish.

    </item>

  </steps>

</section>

<section id="verify">

  <title>Check that your fingerprint works</title>

  
Now check that your new fingerprint login works. If you register a

  fingerprint, you still have the option to log in with your password.

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Save any open work, and then <link xref="shell-exit#logout">log

      out</link>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
At the login screen, select your name from the list. The password

      entry form will appear.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Instead of typing your password, you should be able to swipe your

      finger on the fingerprint reader.

    </item>

  </steps>

</section>

</page>