1. Download the Passport Drive utility wdpassport-utils, replace the imported library py_sg with py3_sg.

   import py3_sg as py_sg

2. Install packages python-devel and lsscsi using the package management.
3. Install python library py3_sg using pip3:

   sudo python3 -m pip install py3_sg
   sudo pip3 install --user git+https://github.com/tvladyslav/py3_sg

4. Get the drive name, check the line [xxx] Attached SCSI disk above the WD My Passport Drive.

   dmesg | grep -i scsi

5. Mount the drive and enter the password.

   sudo ~/wdpassport-utils.py -u --device /dev/xxx

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