how to disable usb storage in ubuntu 13.10?

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Published on 2014-06-04T08:36:58Z Indexed on 2014/06/04 9:38 UTC
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I want to block my all my USB mas storage and allow only devices like keyboard and mouse . I'm able to do so by following the KB. But the issue is that when I connect devices like mobile phones & TABS, I'm able to access the mass storage & able to copy & paste.

Disable usb mass storage

Kindly advise me how could I block these mobile storage devices. Please note that I only want to block mass storage the other features like charging & android apk execution to mobile should work as usually. Please help...

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