Thanks for sharing the solution! Indeed, the -- separator lets you pass the connector specific arguments into the connector itself, than sending it to Sqoop which would not recognize them. We cover this need at http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/documentation/connectors/latest/Teradata/Cloudera-Connector-for-Teradata/cctd_use_tpcc.html, as "You can control the behavior of the connector by using extra arguments. Extra arguments must appear at the end of the command, using -- as the delimiter.". ... View more