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# Howdy for Ubuntu [![](https://img.shields.io/travis/Boltgolt/howdy/master.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/Boltgolt/howdy) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/release/Boltgolt/howdy.svg?colorB=4c1)](https://github.com/Boltgolt/howdy/releases) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/Boltgolt/howdy/enhancement.svg?label=feature+requests&colorB=4c1)](https://github.com/Boltgolt/howdy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aenhancement)
# Howdy for Ubuntu [![](https://img.shields.io/travis/Boltgolt/howdy/master.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/Boltgolt/howdy) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/release/Boltgolt/howdy.svg?colorB=4c1)](https://github.com/Boltgolt/howdy/releases) ![](https://boltgolt.nl/howdy_badge/views.php) ![](https://boltgolt.nl/howdy_badge/installs.php)
Windows Hello™ style authentication for Ubuntu. Use your built-in IR emitters and camera in combination with face recognition to prove who you are.
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If you're curious you can run `sudo howdy config` to open the central config file and see the options Howdy has.
### Command line
### CLI
The installer adds a `howdy` command to manage face models for the current user. Use `howdy --help` or `man howdy` to list the available options.
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| `remove` | Remove a specific model for an user |
| `test` | Test the camera and recognition methods |
### Contributing [![](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/Boltgolt/howdy/enhancement.svg?label=feature+requests&colorB=4c1)](https://github.com/Boltgolt/howdy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aenhancement)
You can contribute in many ways. The easiest are reporting bugs and opening github issues for features you'd like to see in howdy. Code contributions are also very welcome.
### Troubleshooting
Any python errors get logged directly into the console and should indicate what went wrong. If authentication still fails but no errors are printed you could take a look at the last lines in `/var/log/auth.log` to see if anything has been reported there.
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This script is in no way as secure as a password and will never be. Although it's harder to fool than normal face recognition, a person who looks similar to you or well-printed photo of you could be enough to do it.
To minimize the chance of this program being compromised, it's recommend to leave Howdy in /lib/security and to keep it read only.
To minimize the chance of this program being compromised, it's recommend to leave Howdy in `/lib/security` and to keep it read only.
DO NOT USE HOWDY AS THE SOLE AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR YOUR SYSTEM.

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import subprocess
# Let the user know what we're doing
print("Opening condig.ini in gedit")
print("Opening config.ini in gedit")
# Open gedit as a subprocess and fork it
subprocess.Popen(["gedit", os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + "/../config.ini"],