ISCSI_GE...IATORNAME(8) Linux Administrator's Manual ISCSI_GE...IATORNAME(8)
NAME
iscsi-gen-initiatorname - smart iSCSI initiator name generation tool
SYNOPSIS
iscsi-gen-initiatorname [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
iscsi-gen-initiatorname generates an iSCSI Initiator Name in the ini-
tiatorname.iscsi file. It is an error to try to overwrite an existing
Initiator Name, unless the -f (force) option is supplied.
The Initiator Name will be taken from the kernel command line, if
present (from the rd.initiatorname parameter), else from the iBFT sub-
system (if present in sysfs), else it will be generated using the
iscsi-iname command.
It is an error if both the kernel command-line Initiator Name and the
iBFT Initiator Name are both set, and they are different. it is also
an error to try to write over an Initiator Name file if it read-only,
or to create one if its directory is not writable.
You must be root to run this command.
OPTIONS
[-h] Display a help message and exit.
[-f] Force overwrite of existing initiator name, if present.
[-p]IQN-PREFIX
Use IQN-PREFIX as the prefix to the IQN generated, instead of
the default of iqn.1996-04.de.suse:01.
FILES
/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
The file containing the initiator name. Do not edit manually.
SEE ALSO
iscsi-iname(8)
AUTHORS
Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>
APR 2022 ISCSI_GE...IATORNAME(8)
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