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I would like to enable the write protection to all pendrives connceted to my ubuntu 18.04 laptop.I tired

1.https://askubuntu.com/questions/442682/control-loading-of-kernel-module-automatically

2.https://www.techbeginner.in/2020/01/how-to-disable-usb-storage-in-ubuntu.html

  1. chmod 444 /media/

none of the above method works for me .

let me know the solution to make all pendrives connected to my system will be write protected .

With above commands it working for one time , if I remove and reconnect again then its not working . I need to give command again.

Thank you .

Anil Kumar
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If you always use mount to mount USB and never a GUI explorer you can mount using :

sudo mount -o ro,noload /dev/xxx /media/xxx

Source

Nicolas Formichella
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  • I would like to make any pen drive connected to the system will become read-only by default . I mean it will be automounted. – Anil Kumar Mar 12 '21 at 06:31
  • Am able to make the USB pendrive read only with ro option but when I remove and reconnect again the USB its not in read only . – Anil Kumar Mar 18 '21 at 11:28