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I've written file 90-usb.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d/ containing:

ACTION=="add", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTR{idProduct}=="2008", RUN+="/bin/mkdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir"
ACTION=="remove", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTR{idProduct}=="2008", RUN+="/bin/rmdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir"

When I plugged in device udev ACTION=="add" creates directory by means of RUN+="/bin/mkdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir" (which works fine)

BUT when I unplugged device similar udev ACTION=="remove doesn't removes directory by means of RUN+="/bin/rmdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir"

There is no problem with /bin/rmdir because I've also checked by replacing it with another mkdir (RUN+="/bin/mkdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir2") but this also not working.

So, I want to know that Why removal action is not working? How do I fix it?

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  • @don_crissti Yes, action by using `ENV` is working. I tried `ENV{ID_MODEL}` which is working fine. Thank-you (BTW if you are interested to post answer, then ask me to add `udevadm monitor --property` output in question OR I will continue for answer?) – Pandya Jan 10 '15 at 12:50
  • @don_crissti [Done!](http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/178453/66803) – Pandya Jan 10 '15 at 13:08

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As per this suggestion, (here) commented by @don_crissti I am providing solution that worked for me.

Following is output of udevadm monitor --property while removing device (KERNEL lines are skipped and only last UDEV remove is attached below)

UDEV  [1380.287343] remove   /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-4 (usb)
ACTION=remove
BUSNUM=001
DEVNAME=/dev/bus/usb/001/013
DEVNUM=013
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-4
DEVTYPE=usb_device
ID_BUS=usb
ID_MODEL=Micromax_A74
ID_MODEL_ENC=Micromax\x20A74
ID_MODEL_ID=2008
ID_REVISION=0255
ID_SERIAL=MediaTek_Micromax_A74_0123456789ABCDEF
ID_SERIAL_SHORT=0123456789ABCDEF
ID_USB_INTERFACES=:ffff00:
ID_VENDOR=MediaTek
ID_VENDOR_ENC=MediaTek
ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE=HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)
ID_VENDOR_ID=0bb4
MAJOR=189
MINOR=12
PRODUCT=bb4/2008/255
SEQNUM=2017
SUBSYSTEM=usb
TYPE=0/0/0
USEC_INITIALIZED=446266

From above I've used Environment ID_MODEL=Micromax_A74 in my udev rule for ACTION=="remove" and now udev rule becomes:

ACTION=="remove", ENV{ID_MODEL}=="Micromax_A74", RUN+="/bin/rmdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir"

Now it is removing testdir by means of ACTION=="remove"

Hence, The solution is: Use suitable environment such as ID_MODEL instead of ATTR{idVendor} & ATTR{idProduct} in ACTION=="remove"

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