David C. Chipman wrote:
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
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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
If the user doesn't have elevated privileges, maybe blacklisting the
modules is enough..?
