diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/templates/mount.d/70-usb-library.j2 b/roles/usb_lib/templates/mount.d/70-usb-library.j2
index 8263bde1f..e77092fce 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/templates/mount.d/70-usb-library.j2
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/templates/mount.d/70-usb-library.j2
@@ -8,39 +8,49 @@
 # <douglas@paradise.net.nz>
 #
 # by Tim Moody tim@timmoody.com
+#    Jerry Vonau jvonau3@gmail.com
+#
+# exported from usbmount
+# UM_DEVICE="/$DEVNAME"
+# UM_MOUNTPOINT="$mountpoint"
+# UM_FILESYSTEM="$fstype"
+# UM_MOUNTOPTIONS="$options"
+# UM_VENDOR="$vendor"
+# UM_MODEL="$model"
+# UM_MOUNTPOINT is documented at: https://github.com/rbrito/usbmount#hook-scripts
 
 # Better to set this in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
 # VERBOSE=yes
 
-# UM_MOUNTPOINT is documented at: https://github.com/rbrito/usbmount#hook-scripts
 UM_DEV=$(findmnt -no source $UM_MOUNTPOINT)
 
 # 2022-06-16 better security thanks to @tim-moody and @jvonau:
 # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/3254
 LIB_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /library | cut -d '[' -f 1)
-ROOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /)
-BOOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /boot)
-BOOTFW_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /boot/firmware)
+# excluded from mounting in usbmount
+#ROOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /)
+#BOOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /boot)
+#BOOTFW_DEV=$(findmnt -no source /boot/firmware)
 
 # Verbose logging to illuminate occasional boot bugginess:
 logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "UM_DEV is: $UM_DEV"
 logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "LIB_DEV is: $LIB_DEV"
-logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "ROOT_DEV is: $ROOT_DEV"
-logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "BOOT_DEV is: $BOOT_DEV"
-logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "BOOTFW_DEV is: $BOOTFW_DEV"
+#logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "ROOT_DEV is: $ROOT_DEV"
+#logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "BOOT_DEV is: $BOOT_DEV"
+#logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "BOOTFW_DEV is: $BOOTFW_DEV"
 
 if [ "$UM_DEV" == "$LIB_DEV" ]; then
     logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing /library"
     exit 1
-elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$ROOT_DEV" ]; then
-    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing rootfs"
-    exit 1
-elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$BOOT_DEV" ]; then
-    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing /boot"
-    exit 1
-elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$BOOTFW_DEV" ]; then
-    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing /boot/firmware"
-    exit 1
+#elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$ROOT_DEV" ]; then
+#    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing rootfs"
+#    exit 1
+#elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$BOOT_DEV" ]; then
+#    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing /boot"
+#    exit 1
+#elif [ "$UM_DEV" == "$BOOTFW_DEV" ]; then
+#    logger -t "usb_lib (70-usb-library)" "Skipping $UM_MOUNTPOINT containing /boot/firmware"
+#    exit 1
 fi
 
 # 2025-01-25: Check for existence of folder PUBLIC on USB stick: if found, the stick will not be completely browsable.