Auto mounting usb device on linux server

[Jim Kuzdrall]

On Tuesday 09 May 2006 09:52 pm, Cole Tuininga wrote:
> device.  Extra points if I can also kick off a script once the drive
> is mounted.

    This is what I do to find the auto-mounted usb drive.  From your 
log, it appears that all the same information is there.  You can have 
the whole backup script if you are interested.

Jim Kuzdrall

#  8. Find flash, sd?1, using /proc information----------------- 
set -- $( ls /proc/scsi/usb-storage)
cnt=0
while [ "$1" != "" ] ; do
  cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage/$1 | grep $SER_NR &> /dev/null
  # zero means 'found'
  if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
    FLASH_LET=${T[cnt]}
    FLASH_DEV=/dev/sd${FLASH_LET}1
    echo "Flash found at ${FLASH_DEV}" >> $LOG_FN
    break
  fi
  let "cnt = cnt + 1"
  shift
done

if [ "$1" = "" ] ; then
  echo "Finished with error; Flash disk not found" | tee -a $LOG_FN
  exit 5
fi

#  9. Make flash storage mount directory, if needed ----------------- 
# USB usually has the device mounted somewhere; if so, find out where
TMP=$(mount | grep $FLASH_DEV )
if [ "$TMP" = "" ] ; then
  if [ ! -d $FLASH_MNT ] ; then
      mkdir --parents $FLASH_MNT
  fi
  mount $FLASH_DEV $FLASH_MNT
else
  TMP=${TMP#*on\ }
  FLASH_MNT=${TMP%\ type*}
  FLASH_DIR=$FLASH_MNT/"aaa_bkup"
fi

if [ ! -d $FLASH_DIR ] ; then
    mkdir --parents $FLASH_DIR
fi