Touch ID will not enable

Just migrated to an M1 macbook from another M1 macbook (Macbook Pro; M1; Ventura)

cannot enable touch id: If I slide the button to enable touch Id, then enter my password as requested, and then the slider button automatically goes back to off position.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 04:25 AM

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Jun 21, 2023 04:27 AM in response to NameIsNotRelevent

P.s. Already tried sudo bioutil -u 1 -w -s and it doesn't fix problem

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