Remove dismiss_lockscreen config option

debian/postinst

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ if not os.path.exists("/tmp/howdy_picked_device"):
 					if key == "timout":
 						key = "timeout"
 
+					# MIGRATION 2.5.0 -> 2.5.1
+					# Remove unsafe automatic dismissal of lock screen
+					if key == "dismiss_lockscreen":
+						if (value == "true"):
+							print("DEPRECATION: Config falue dismiss_lockscreen is no longer supported because of login loop issues.")
+						continue
+
 					try:
 						newConf.set(section, key, value)
 					# Add a new section where needed

src/config.ini

@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ ignore_ssh = true
 # Disable Howdy if lid is closed
 ignore_closed_lid = true
 
-# Auto dismiss lock screen on confirmation
-# Will run loginctl unlock-sessions after every auth
-# Experimental, can behave incorrectly on some systems
-dismiss_lockscreen = false
-
 # Disable howdy in the PAM
 # The howdy command will still function
 disabled = false

src/pam.py

@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ def doAuth(pamh):
 		if not config.getboolean("core", "no_confirmation", fallback=False):
 			pamh.conversation(pamh.Message(pamh.PAM_TEXT_INFO, "Identified face as " + pamh.get_user()))
 
-		# Try to dismiss the lock screen if enabled
-		if config.getboolean("core", "dismiss_lockscreen", fallback=False):
-			# Run it as root with a timeout of 1s, and never ask for a password through the UI
-			subprocess.Popen(["sudo", "timeout", "1", "loginctl", "unlock-sessions", "--no-ask-password"])
-
 		return pamh.PAM_SUCCESS
 
 	# Otherwise, we can't discribe what happend but it wasn't successful