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Use Fingerprint Reader on a MacBook to Validate SUDO
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HOWTO Leverage the Fingerprint Reader on a MacBook to Validate SUDO

The following is derived from the article Use Touch ID for sudo on Mac:

Steps

  1. Open the sudo utility:
sudo nano /etc/pam.d/sudo

Note 1: I suppose it goes without saying that you'll need to provide your SUDO (Administrator) password for this step. If you're logged into a user account that doesn't have Admin privileges, you'll need to do that first.

Note 2: there will be a warning at the bottom of the edit screen: [ /etc/pam.d/sudo is meant to be read-only ]

  1. Add the following as the first line:
auth sufficient pam_tid.so
  1. There is no step 3! 😆
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