[CentOS] Blocking external usb storage

Wed Jun 4 17:53:02 UTC 2008
Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com>

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Faulkner <kevlar.kernel at gmail.com> wrote:

>> 1. unplug any usb storage 2. rmmod ehci_hcd
>> 3. add a line in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
>> blacklist ehci_hcd
>
> Wouldn't that prevent him from using USB as a whole?

Yes, it would. 'blacklist usb-storage' is a better option.

> perhaps a udev rule would play nicely here.

Overkill.


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