I know... use a fingerprint scanner and never come back. No need to write passwords, pins or patterns. But on the terminal when we use the magic word sudo
ask for your password... yuck!!!
Don't worry. It can be solved easily. Edit this file /etc/pam.d/sudo
with your favorite editor. Mine is the VS Code because can deal with admin permission. Run this command on a terminal.
code /etc/pam.d/sudo
Add the following line on top
auth sufficient pam_tid.so
Extra
On the default terminal works like a charm, but on iTerm2 needs an extra configuration. Go to Prefs -> Advanced -> Allow sessions to survive logging out and back in
and set the value to no
.
Restart and enjoy it.
That's All Folks!
Happy Coding π
Top comments (13)
There is an extra step needed for some guys using display docks.
I followed the above steps, but got GUI password prompt instead of touchID
After I ran this. It works prefect now.
defaults write com.apple.security.authorization ignoreArd -bool TRUE
source: apple.stackexchange.com/questions/...
Thanks! After applying this (and the instructions from the author) I started to get the biometric password prompt.
Awesome. Works!
This is great! Just what I was looking for!
Bless your soul
Really slick UX here
Just perfect! π
Gracias amigo y ‘‘Viva Colombia!!
Saludos desde Chile π¨π±
Con gusto AndrΓ©s!
Many thanks. Works great!!!
Works like a charm
Is there a way to make this work on the VS Code integrated terminal?
I used to have this configuration, and also works on VS Code.