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Tom926

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Registered: 2025-07-27

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Can fingerprint replace boot password on thinkpad?

Thinkpads let you set a boot password that has to be entered every time the system starts. On Windows, if you’ve set up a fingerprint, there’s a Synaptics app that lets you use the fingerprint scanner instead of typing the password at boot. Is there a way to do something like that on Arch Linux? I’m using a Thinkpad t14s gen 1 AMD.

jl2

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Registered: 2022-06-01

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Re: Can fingerprint replace boot password on thinkpad?

I'm not sure if you're talking about the firmware boot password or the regular encryption thingy.

If it's the former: dualboot with windows and set it up from there.
If it's the latter: depends on how you have set up your encryption.

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