How do I restrict access to removable storage media devices in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ?
Issue
- I need to restrict access to all removable media devices such as CD/DVD-Rom and USB devices.
- These must only be mountable by root or a select list of specific users.
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The restriction should apply to the gdm login, console login, and even remote attempts via ssh.
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The autorun/automount features must be disabled so that a CD or USB-device when inserted will not automatically mount.
- How to manually mount a USB device as root or as a selected user when auto mount is disabled
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- hal
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