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Re: Disabling USB ports to prevent unauthorized data transfers



On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 16:28 +0530, Murali Potla wrote:
> Non-storage devices such as scanners or mice can use the USB port. Any
> storage device, including cameras, disk drives or handheld devices
> should not be allowed . Is this possible under Linux (Fedora Core 1). 

In /etc/modules.conf you should be able to add:
  alias usb-storage off


Or, at worst, erase the usb-storage driver module.

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