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You're in the right place</p> - -<p>Your system detects a USB device upon connection or disconnection using an utility named <code>udev</code>. udev allows for defining rules which can allow a user to perform a specific task when a USB device is connected or disconnected. This can be combined with <code>notify-send</code> to send notifications to a user as soon as a USB device is connected or disconnected</p> - -<h2>1. Creating a udev rule</h2> - -<p>Below is a rule file, which will trigger two scripts depending upon the connection or disconnection of a USB device</p> + <header> + <a href="../index.html">home</a> + <a href="https://git.subh.space">git</a> + <a href="https://github.com/5epi0l">github</a> + <a href="https://notes.subh.space">notes</a> + <a href="https://www.hackthebox.com">hackthebox</a> + </header> -<pre><code class="language-shell">ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", RUN+="/usr/local/bin/usb-notify-add.sh '$env{ID_MODEL}'" -ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", RUN+="/usr/local/bin/usb-notify-rem.sh '$env{ID_MODEL}'" -</code></pre> + <main class="container"> + <h1>Configuring USB notifications on Linux</h1> + + <p>If you want to receive a small notification as soon as a USB storage device is plugged in or plugged out, you're in the right place.</p> -<p>save this as <code>99-usb-notify.rules</code> file under <code>/etc/udev/rules.d/</code>.</p> + <p>Your system detects a USB device upon connection or disconnection using a utility named <code>udev</code>. It allows for defining rules to perform specific tasks. Combined with <code>notify-send</code>, you can trigger desktop notifications instantly.</p> -<h2>2. Configuring the scripts</h2> + <h2>1. Creating a udev rule</h2> + <p>Save the following as <code>99-usb-notify.rules</code> under <code>/etc/udev/rules.d/</code></p> -<p>Below are the scripts:</p> + <pre><code>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", RUN+="/usr/local/bin/usb-notify-add.sh '$env{ID_MODEL}'" +ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", RUN+="/usr/local/bin/usb-notify-rem.sh '$env{ID_MODEL}'"</code></pre> -<ul> - <li>usb-notify-add.sh</li> -</ul> + <h2>2. Configuring the scripts</h2> + <p>Save both scripts under <code>/usr/local/bin/</code> and make them executable</p> -<pre><code class="language-shell">#!/bin/bash + <span class="script-label">usb-notify-add.sh</span> + <pre><code>#!/bin/bash DEVICE_NAME=${1:-"Unknown USB Device"} USER_ID=$(id -u <your-username>) export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$USER_ID/bus -sudo -u <your-username> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /usr/bin/notify-send "USB Connected" "Device: $DEVICE_NAME" -</code></pre> +sudo -u <your-username> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /usr/bin/notify-send "USB Connected" "Device: $DEVICE_NAME"</code></pre> -<ul> - <li>usb-notify-rem.sh</li> -</ul> - -<pre><code class="language-shell">#!/bin/bash + <span class="script-label">usb-notify-rem.sh</span> + <pre><code>#!/bin/bash DEVICE_NAME=${1:-"Unknown USB Device"} USER_ID=$(id -u <your-username>) export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$USER_ID/bus -sudo -u <your-username> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /usr/bin/notify-send "USB Disconnected" "Device: $DEVICE_NAME" -</code></pre> - -<p>Save both the scripts under <code>/usr/local/bin</code> and make them executable with <code>chmod</code></p> +sudo -u <your-username> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /usr/bin/notify-send "USB Disconnected" "Device: $DEVICE_NAME"</code></pre> -<h2>3. Reloading the udev rules</h2> + <h2>3. Reloading the udev rules</h2> + <p>Once the files are saved, reload the udev configuration to apply the changes:</p> + <pre><code>sudo udevadm control --reload-rules +sudo udevadm trigger</code></pre> -<p>Once all the files have been saved. Reload udev rules as follows:</p> + <p>And just like that, you've setup USB notifications. Give it a try! Plug in a device and check if your system sends a notification with the device name.</p> + </main> -<pre><code class="language-shell">sudo udevadm control --reload-rules -sudo udevadm trigger -</code></pre> - -<p>And just like that, you've setup USB notifications. Give it a try! Plug in a USB device and check whether your system sends you a notification with the name of the USB device.</p> + <footer> + © 2026 subh.space + </footer> </body> </html> + |