[SOLVED] Why kernel doesnt run /sbin/hotplug ?

intmail01 · 05-25-2013, 01:06 PM

Hello,

Issues are simple, when I insert usb memory stick the kernel didnt launch /sbin/hotplug program.
I set it as executable binary and one time as just a simple text file containing some bash command but nothing happens.

I checked the file /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug, it contains the string path "/sbin/hotplug"

thank you.

bloodstreetboy · 05-26-2013, 10:07 AM

The kernel calls hotplug agents using the /sbin/hotplug program. That's the name we'll assume here, but the actual name is gotten from the /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug file. Like all this functionality, it isn't available unless the kernel is compiled with the HOTPLUG kernel configuration option.

A USB policy agent should be installed into /etc/hotplug/usb.agent where it will be invoked by /sbin/hotplug as appropriate.

intmail01 · 05-26-2013, 01:24 PM

Config is already OK for me

CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y

I use slackware 13.1 with kernel 2.6.35.4

intmail01 · 11-11-2014, 05:34 AM

/sbin/hotplug is deprecated, udev is the new feature