How to disable usb ports

[perfectpol7]

Hie I need to disable usb port so that users may not plug in usb flash drives or any usb mass storage devices. How do I disable them, i am using fedora distro 10.

[linuxelu]

maybe this will help you:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-disable-modprobe-loading-of-usb-storage-driver/

cheers

[Gaurav Prabhu]

You can disable the USB controllers from the BIOS.

[perfectpol7]

maybe this will help you:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-disable-modprobe-loading-of-usb-storage-driver/

cheers

I have managed to disabled the USB using the above link. thanks