Managing Kerberos and Other Authentication Services in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

How to Use a Smart Card to Log In to Your Local GNOME Desktop

Before You Begin

Your administrator has completed How to Configure a Local Desktop. You have inserted a smart card into the CCID-compliant smart card reader that is attached to a PC or workstation.

1. Log in.

   You are presented with two smart card dialog boxes that you must confirm by pressing the OK button.

   
   
2. Press the OK key, then either insert your smart card or type your username.
   
3. Press the OK key and type your username.
   

   The system looks for the smart card and displays "Smart card found.".

   
   
4. Press the OK key.

   Then press it again on the Welcome dialog box.

   
   
5. Type your smart card PIN at the prompt and press the Log In button.
   

   After the system verifies the certificate, it logs you in.

   
   
6. If any of the preceding steps fail, take appropriate action.

   The system displays an error dialog box that describes the error.

   • Error 2312: open PKCS#11 session failed – The system cannot find a smart card or the subject_mapping ID on the card did not match your username. Contact your administrator.

   • Error 2320: Wrong smartcard PIN – You typed an incorrect PIN. Press the OK button and type the PIN again.