[lug] USB flash drive mounting

[Gary Hodges - NOAA Affiliate]

I think I have resolved this to my satisfaction, but we'll see once the 
real world hits.  You ask some good questions though.


On 04/06/2015 02:45 PM, David L. Willson wrote:
> Are the USB sticks identical? Can they be made identical in any way?
> For example: Can the file-system label be set to "FLASH" on all of
> them?

For now, yes.  But in a few months, unlikely.  More than a few months, 
not a chance.  I'm happy to label them all identically.

> The computers are identical. Are they all Linux? I want to assume so,
> because of the list, but ... Are they all running Ubuntu or Fedora or
> something else recent and graphical?

At the moment the computers are all identical hardware, though hard 
drives are not.  And maybe RAM.  But they all have Dell <whatever> on 
the front!  All running Debian Wheezy, 7.8.

> Is the script running on the identical computers, or on another
> computer which is driving those computers?

Script is running on the identical computers.  These are all in the 
field, scattered across the country, or will be.  They will be logging 
data from an instrument I take care of.  I'm going to leave a few USB 
drives with our local contacts, and full ones will be sent to me every 
two or three months.  Well, not full, but when they have two three 
months worth of data on them.  When a replacement/empty USB drive is 
plugged in, I need it to just work.  Every time.  After a couple years, 
the USB drives will be a mix-mash, though I will try and keep them as 
similar as possible.

> Can the talking monkey be used, or does everything need to happen
> without administrative intervention?

If the talking monkey responds to "SUDO!!!!," then yes.  I'll probably 
just run the script in root's crontab.  That said, I would like this to 
run as a regular user if it can be made to happen, but it's not a show 
stopper.

Cheers,
Gary


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> ----- Original Message -----
>> Hi,
>>
>> The scenario...
>>
>> I have multiple USB storage drives and multiple computers.  I want
>> to be able to mount from within a script any USB drive on any
>> computer. I'd like all the USB drives to be identified the same
>> way, e.g, FLASH.
>>
>> Is that clear?  All the computers are configured identically.  I
>> want to be able to set up a computer and expect that all my USB
>> drives will be treated the same.  I'd like to write a script that
>> checks if a drive is mounted, mount if it isn't, write some data to
>> it, then unmount.
>>
>> Consulting the google has provided some leads, but I haven't been
>> able to make any work.
>>
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