There are alternative ways to unlock the screen other than writing the password?

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Can I unlock the stand-by screen with a pattern (like in Android phones), or face recognition?

Has anyone been able to get gestures, or some sort of pin (for touch screen only devices) running? — Konrad Gajewski, Oct 26 '19 at 23:18

alci · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-08T07:30:50.950

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Anthentication in Ubuntu is handled using PAM. Looking for PAM modules, you'll find alternative ways to authenticate, and playing with PAM configuration, you'll be able to enable / disable thoses modules depending on the context.

For example, you can have a look at pam-face-authentication.

Another alternative is using Fingerprint readers with libpam-fprintd (see here)

Each pam module provides integration guide, but beware, it's quite easy to lock you out of your system when playing with PAM configuration!

edited Jan 08 '14 at 07:30

answered Jan 07 '14 at 15:56

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does this method works for all the pc's? – Avinash Raj Jan 07 '14 at 16:00
@AvinashRaj - need a compatible fingerprint reader and/or webcam to start... :-( – Wilf Jan 07 '14 at 16:43
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so i will try with ubuntu virtual machines first! – Silux Jan 08 '14 at 15:14

There are alternative ways to unlock the screen other than writing the password?

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