> > > > Is there any way of detecting if mounted removable > > storage -- floppy, zip, card, whatever -- has been > > physically removed from the drive? > > In general, no.
how about writing a script which checks a known directory/file on the mounted disk. then run it under crond. if the disk has been physically removed, the script will send an alert: syslog, email, etc... or, put a sticker (custom tamper sticker that easily breaks and hard to imitate -- merong hologram?). place it along the ejection path. if it breaks, then the media has been removed. or put both. pong -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
