e2label

[Tom Roche]

Michael Havens http://lists.phxlinux.org/lurker/message/20151203.184520.a1001ce5.en.html
> I'm trying to change the label on a usbdrive so....

> bmike1 at c521 ~ $ e2label /dev/sde1 RedSanDisk 

> [various problems ensue]

Are you sure the USB drive is one of {ext2, ext3, ext4}? If so, I've never had a problem with `e2label` in those cases. But if the drive format is FAT*, try `mlabel` or `dosfslabel`.

HTH, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>