[vschitturi]

hi,

I have a desktop which was ibm made and the operations system installed in it was Red Hat Linux 5.3 so in windows we can disable the usb drives of the system easily and how can i do it in linux and also i want to restrict the user to avoid him using the flash drive so could anyone please help me.

Awaiting for the reply.

Thank you for your valuable time.

[vtel57]

In the configuration file /etc/fstab you should probably have an entry for USB devices. If you remove that entry, no USB devices will auto-mount (as user). You would have to be root to mount the USB devices from that point on.

Are you at all experienced in Linux? I ask this because you'll need to edit the /etc/fstab file as root from the command line or as root with a graphic text editor.

[vschitturi]

hi vtel,

First of all thank you for your reply yes i have an experience in linux i have gone through the file which you told but there is no usb entry in it to remove. So could you please suggest me another solution or how to proceed on?

Awaiting for the reply.

Thank you for your valauble time.

[vtel57]

Please post a copy of the fstab here. I'd like to get a looksee.

[saikee]

The command to dismount a block device in a Linux root terminal is "umount" (not unmount!).

If the USB device is sdb1 it can be dismount anytime by command (as root)

umount /dev/sdb1

[vtel57]

Hiya, Saikee...

It doesn't sound to me like dismounting is the poster's issue. Seems they are trying to restrict regular users from using the USB ports on this RedHat installation. The system is probably auto-mounting as regular user.

Maybe I'm confused about their issue, though. Wouldn't be the first time I've been confused.

[madisonn]

Hi Friend,

A trained technician help will be essential to fix your problem. Moreover, you could have added some additional symptoms for better understanding of the actual solution.


Thanks,
James

[vtel57]

Originally Posted by madisonn

Hi Friend,

A trained technician help will be essential to fix your problem. Moreover, you could have added some additional symptoms for better understanding of the actual solution.


Thanks,
James

Huh? Excuse me here for a moment... but what is the purpose of a tech support forum other than to receive assistance without the cost of paying for "trained technicians"? Many, if not most of us here are trained in numerous fields with years of experience. We're more than happy to help folks who come seeking assistance.

Anyway...