[Thinkpad] Fingerprint swipe still prompts for Windows password

[tOM Trottier]

Did you change your windows password? Open softex omnipass and reregister.

Peace, tOM

On Friday, August 24, 2007 at 13:48, 
Rosen, Robert (NIH/NIAMS) [E] <rosenr at mail.nih.gov>wrote:

> Make sure you haven't used the same finger for more than one account
> (e.g., local and domain).  That messes things up.
> 
> If your local account is the same username as the domain account you
> will also have weird problems.
> 
> The fact that it is still asking for the password after the green check
> mark is strange.  I've only seen it do that if I use my fingerprint but
> don't click ok on the login-warning screen quick enough.  It's like the
> goodness of the fingerprint times out and the system wants you to log in
> again with the password.
> 
> ____________________________
> Robert Rosen
> Chief Information Officer
> National Institute of Arthritis and
>    Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
> National Institutes of Health
> Department of Health and Human Services
> Tel:  301-451-6525
> E-Mail:  rosenr at mail.nih.gov
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> >Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:04:42 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: "Brian Hulse" <brian_hulse at excite.com>
> >Subject: [Thinkpad] Fingerprint swipe still prompts for Windows
> >	password
> >To: thinkpad at stderr.org
> >
> >I bought a new T60, and created a local user account, configured the
> fingerprint software and everything worked. A finger swipe logged me in,
> >and no Client Security Solution prompt for my password. I updated the
> BIOS and joined the machine to the Windows Domain at work, and now,
> >every finger swipe prompts me for a password!  
> >
> >ThinkPad T60 2623-D6U BIOS v2.14
> >
> >Client Security Solution Version 7.00.0035.00
> >
> >ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software Version 5.6.1 Build Number 3419
> >
> >So far, I've un-enrolled and re-enrolled my fingerprints, tried
> changing to the security policy to each of these three choices: 
> >
>  >1. More Secure 
>  >2.  More Convenient
>  >3.  Custom: 
>  >        [ ] Protect with a password
>  >        [X] Protect with a fingerprint
> >
>  >    [ ]If fingerprint reader is not connected or not 
>   >      functioning properly, prompt user for Windows 
>  >       password instead.

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