Naming scripts for use with run-parts under usbmount
 

What naming convention is used by run-parts under usbmount?

The package usbmount allegedly launches scripts from the /etc/usbmount/mount.d/ directory whenever a device is mounted. However, nothing in the usbmount README file gives a hint as to how these scripts should be named so that they are launched. How do I get usbmount to launch a custom script?

Typically, if there is no convention given they can be whatever you want. I've always found a SysV style naming to be safe, something like: ##-my_device_name

That's what I thought too, but trying it has no apparent effect. run-parts seems to ignore the scripts I put there.

Dumb question, but sometimes I have to smack myself in the forehead for this very reason... ;) they are executable right?

Found this, maybe this will shed some light:
https://github.com/rbrito/usbmount

Thanks. My method is to make sure the script works manually first before automating it. So the executable bit is set.

I've seen the usbmount link there but will take a closer look at it again.

Do your scripts start with a proper "#!..." line? Without that, the exec() system call to run them will fail. Running them manually can still work, but that's due to a shell fallback after the exec() call fails with ENOEXEC (Exec format error).