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I want to disable usb mass storage on Ubuntu desktop 10.04, 11.04 and 11.10.

As security policy to avoid data leakage. But in case of emergency there easy way getting usb mass storage back.

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answered 3 Years ago hirtieve · Accepted Answer

Blacklist the usb_storage module by adding blacklist usb_storage to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf.

To load the module manually, run sudo modprobe usb_storage.