Hardware - udev rules

Udev rules are located under /etc/udev/rules.d. A rule matches a set of devices, according to their vendor and product IDs, and allows to set attributes that will be applied when the device is plugged:

  • device ownership (group/user)
  • read/write permissions
  • additional mount points

Usage

Reload rules

$ udevadm control --reload-rules

Trigger device detection

$ udevadm trigger