M using Mint 8, Helena. Reqmt is to disable all usb storage media.
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M using Mint 8, Helena. Reqmt is to disable all usb storage media.
HI, i am using Linux Mint 8 i.e. version 8. My requirement is to disable access to all kinds of USB storage media i.e. except for administrator or the root user nobody should be able to mount any kind of usb removable storage media. thanx. waiting for a reply.
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M using Mint 8, Helena. Reqmt is to disable all usb storage media.
