[fprint] dbus + fprintd error

[Bastien Nocera]

On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 14:33 +0000, Konstantin V. Gavrilenko wrote:
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re: [fprint] dbus + fprintd error
> From: Bastien Nocera <hadess at hadess.net>
> To: k.gavrilenko at arhont.com
> Cc: fprint at reactivated.net
> Date: 23/01/09 11:37
> 
> <SNIP>
> >> Another issue, I though that fprintd was suppose to allow simultaneous
> >> non interlocking access to the fingerprint device by several
> >> processes.
> >> However, if i run one instance of su - and another one in the second
> >> terminal, the second goes straight into Password prompt.
> >>
> >> Was I wrong in assuming that it can be used by several processes simultaneously?
> > 
> > Yes and no. Both programs were waiting on a read on the fingerprint
> > reader. They are "interlocking", only one process can access the device
> > at a time...
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> 
> Ok. Just a suggestion. Instead of skipping the fingerprint authentication
> and going to the second defined method (password).
> I think it is a good idea to include a notification that fingerprinting
> device is busy, so unable to proceed with fingerprint login and either

You can't do the "either" using PAM. So we used the latter method and
skipped to password authentication.

>  wait
> until the device gets free, or skip the step and authenticate using the
> second pam defined method.
> 
> 
> 
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