Never mind - found the answer. A setuid helper binary is used - http://linux.die.net/man/8/unix_chkpwd
This means that the "correct" solution for thinkfinger is to also have a helper binary that verifies fingerprint only for the invoking user. -- (gutsy) lock screen doesn't support fingerprint readers driven by thinkfinger https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
