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locking usb

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/locking-usb.143916/

sanoob.tv
sanoob.tv Original post #1
Jul 17, 2011 at 8:51 PM
hai
i just installed ubuntu 10.10 and upgarding to 11,
in windows machine i locked my usb ports using registries so that no one steal data from my pc.
it was quiet simple,all we need was 2 register files to turn on and off usb write

is there a similar way to lock usb in ubuntu?????
nims11
nims11 #2
Jul 18, 2011 at 7:47 AM
Linux Disable USB Devices (Disable loading of USB Storage Driver)
sanoob.tv
sanoob.tv #3
Jul 18, 2011 at 5:56 PM
# echo 'install usb-storage : ' >> /etc/modprobe.conf

ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko
# mv /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko /root

WHICH ONE OF THIS IS TO ENABLE AND WHICH TO DISABLE USB??