update_usbdb(8)

NAME

update_usbdb - Command to update the data usbmgr uses

SYNTAX

update_usbdb [-dfhs] file

DESCRIPTION

The command update_usbdb creates the configuration data (a

directory hierarchy under /etc/usbmgr/{vendor,class}) from the

given configuration file (usually /etc/usbmgr/usbmgr.conf).

The directory hierarchy is as follows:

vendor[/vendor-ID[/product-ID]/module]

Module(s) to be loaded while plugging an USB device

of the matching vendor.

class[/class-ID[/subclass-ID[/protocol-ID]]/module]

Module(s) to be loaded while plugging an USB device

of the matching class.

vendor[/vendor-ID[/product-ID]/script]

Script to be executed while (un)plugging an USB de

vice of the matching vendor.

class[/class-ID[/subclass-ID[/protocol-ID]]/script]

Script to be executed while (un)plugging an USB de

vice of the matching class.

OPTIONS

-d Debug mode.

-f Force update even if it seems to not be needed.

-h Prints help to the syslog, then exit.

-s Don't open syslog at startup.

FILES

/etc/usbmgr/usbmgr.conf

/etc/usbmgr/preload.conf

/etc/usbmgr/class

/etc/usbmgr/vendor

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

In the scripts, the following environment variables are

set:

ACTION You can use this environment variable to know if

modules are loaded or unloaded. add means that modules are load

ed, and remove means that modules are unloaded.

DEVICE Points to the (un)loaded module's /proc file.

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

update_usbdb /etc/usbmgr/usbmgr.conf

The directory hierarchies /etc/usbmgr/class and

/etc/usbmgr/vendor will be created.

A sample load/unload script:

#!/bin/sh

case $ACTION in
add)

echo start > /tmp/log
chmod 666 $DEVICE
;;

remove)

echo stop > /tmp/log
chmod 644 $DEVICE
;;

esac

AUTHORS

Shuu Yamaguchi <shuu@wondernetworkresources.com>

This manual page was written by Esteban Manchado Velázquez

<zoso@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be

used by others).

SEE ALSO

usbmgr(8), dump_usbdev(8), usbmgr.conf(5)

Shuu Yamaguchi 0.4.8

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