This happened around 1-2 months ago. I updated my system and the fingerprint feature for polkit prompts stopped working. I am only able to use my password now to authenticate.
Fingerprint checks for sudo still work. Any idea? Any data/logs you might need?
Linux 6.5.13-7-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC x86_64 GNU/Linux
That kernel is EOL since 28 November 2023. Which suggest you aren’t up-to-date, which might have, no, probably has contributed to this.
Please, update your system and use a still-supported kernel, then see if the problem persists.
This will do you good:
If you can’t or don’t want to keep your system up-to-date, then you might be, no you’ll probably be better off using a point-release distribution, like Ubuntu.
sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
there is nothing to do
Do kernels not get updated automatically using pamac/pacman? I cannot use pamac right now since I have AUR packages that fail to build
Is it “safe” to change the kernel inside Manjaro’s Settings page? Or is there another approach? I am familiar with Linux in general, I just want to prevent breaking my system accidentally
$ uname -a
Linux 6.6.26-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC x86_64 GNU/Linux
The issue still persists. Installing applications through the pamac GUI for example prompts polkit and shows me the dialog, but only the password is accepted. Fingerprint still doesn’t work. I also updated my mirrors after the kernel update, updated all applications on my system (and forced a pamac refresh too).