On 03/20/2015 12:04 PM, jd1008 wrote: > On 03/20/2015 11:24 AM, Rick Stevens wrote: >> hdparm --user-master m --set-security-pass > > It is belching the usage at me: > > # hdparm --user-master m --set-security-pass thepassword /dev/sdc Have you tried using -m instead of just m? HTH, HAND.