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  • Pan asks for login key (authentication required)

    From Francis Marsden@[email protected] to alt.os.linux.ubuntu on Mon Feb 17 23:27:35 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.ubuntu

    Using Xubuntu 24.04. Just installed fingerprint readers on my laptop and desktop, using fprintd driver. I used pam-auth-update to enable the
    readers for all password requests. Everything works fine, except for my
    pan newreader program. When I start it up, it gives error message "authentication required. The login key did not get unlocked when you
    logged in" . But the fingerprint reader does not light up and I have to manually enter my system login password. (Not the newsreader server
    password) If the password is entered and pan is then closed, then next
    time it opens normally with no error message. But if the computer is rebooted, then the first time pan is opened, the error message appears
    again. Before installing the readers pan always opened normally and
    didn't ask for any password. Anyone know how to fix this?
    p.s. readers are DP 4500 models.
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  • From azigni@[email protected] to alt.os.linux.ubuntu on Tue Feb 18 02:49:00 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.ubuntu

    I am thinking the is Pan's way of keeping your server login credentials
    yours. If you Install another Linux Distro and copy over the .pan folder,
    you will get the same error, or at least I do.
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