On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:52:35 -0500 arunbkn@xxxxxx wrote: > Dear All, > > How can i disable the usb port(s) of our clients to use mass storage > media (pen drives), where they (usb ports) should be working for > printer and other uses. > > regards > > Arun > > ________________________________________________________________________ > You are invited to Get a Free AOL Email ID. - http://webmail.aol.in Hi Arun, It sounds like you have an interesting problem. Did you consider deleting the usb-storage kernel module? On my currently running kernel ("2.6.23.15-137.fc8", in my case), it can be found at: /lib/modules/2.6.23.15-137.fc8/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko If you want to make sure it doesn't show up at all, you might set up a "search-and-destroy" in your /etc/rc.local file. Something like this (PLEASE NOTE: This code has NOT been tested!): ---8<--Cut here--8<--- if [ -f /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko ] then rm -f /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko logger Removed USB Storage Kernel module fi ---8<--Cut here--8<--- Another solution would involve you recompiling kernels, and removing support for USB storage devices from the built kernel yourself. Later, -David Chipman
