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omarchy/bin/omarchy-fingerprint-setup
David Heinemeier Hansson d2598464d6 Switch to polkit-gnome to make fingerprint authentication work better
hyprpolkit was not designed well for fingerprint authentication. It
doesn't allow you to easily deal with both fingerprints and passwords in
the same configuration.
2025-07-09 20:26:43 -04:00

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#!/bin/bash
yay -S --noconfirm --needed fprintd libfprint
# Add fingerprint authentication as an option for sudo
if ! grep -q pam_fprintd.so /etc/pam.d/sudo; then
sudo sed -i '1i auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so' /etc/pam.d/sudo
fi
# Add fingerprint authentication as an option for hyprpolkitagent
if [ ! -f /etc/pam.d/polkit-1 ] || ! grep -q pam_fprintd.so /etc/pam.d/polkit-1; then
sudo tee /etc/pam.d/polkit-1 >/dev/null <<'EOF'
auth required pam_unix.so
auth optional pam_fprintd.so
account required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so
session required pam_unix.so
EOF
fi
systemctl --user restart hyprpolkitagent
# Enroll the first finger
echo -e "\e[32m\nLet's setup your right index finger as the first fingerprint.\nKeep moving the finger around on sensor until the process completes.\n\e[0m"
sudo fprintd-enroll $USER
echo -e "\e[32m\nNow let's verify that it's working correctly.\e[0m\n"
if fprintd-verify; then
echo -e "\e[32m\nPerfect! Now you can use your fingerprint on the lock screen (Super + Escape).\e[0m"
else
echo -e "\e[31m\nSomething went wrong. Maybe try again?\e[0m"
fi