Re: running a script on inserting a USB memory stick
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Mark wrote:
> I'd like my system to run a script when it sees I've inserted a USB
> memory stick.
> Is there a daemon out there that can do that?
it already does .. automagcially ...
- the system knows when you plug it in and unplug it
- you might have to turn on the usb modules and i'm not sure
if hotplug thingies need to be on too ( i doubt it, as i usually
turn off hotplug anything )
> Currently every time I insert the disk, the system enters a bit of
> info about it in syslog.
good .. it's working
> Instead of running the script automaticly from cron every ten
> minutes, such a Daemon running it only when neccesary would be nicer
> right?
===>> no ... usb stick is a major security breach <<===
but if you insist on it ... automount it ( autofs or amd )
add an entry for /dev/USBxx into autofs files
think cdrom ... everytime its inserted ... it does everything
automagically
c ya
alvin
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