ISCSID(8) Linux Administrator's Manual ISCSID(8)
NAME
iscsid - Open-iSCSI daemon
SYNOPSIS
iscsid [OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
The iscsid implements the control path of iSCSI protocol, plus some
management facilities. For example, the daemon could be configured to
automatically re-start discovery at startup, based on the contents of
persistent iSCSI database.
OPTIONS
[-c|--config=]config-file
Read configuration from config-file rather than the default
/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file.
[-i|--initiatorname=]iname-file
Read initiator name from iname-file rather than the default
/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi file.
[-f|--foreground]
run iscsid in the foreground. Implies --no-pid-file.
[-d|--debug=]debug_level
print debugging information. Valid values for debug_level are 0
to 8.
[-u|--uid=]uid
run under user ID uid (default is the current user ID).
[-g|--gid=]gid
run under user group ID gid (default is the current user group
ID).
[-n|--no-pid-file]
do not write a process ID file. Conflicts with the --pid= op-
tion.
[-p|--pid=]pid-file
write process ID to pid-file rather than the default /run/isc-
sid.pid. Conflicts with the --no-pid-file option.
[-h|--help]
display this help and exit
[-v|--version]
display version and exit.
FILES
/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
The configuration file read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup.
/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
The file containing the iSCSI initiatorname and initiatoralias
read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup.
/etc/iscsi/nodes
Open-iSCSI persistent configuration database
SEE ALSO
iscsiadm(8)
AUTHORS
Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
Alex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>
Dmitry Yusupov <dmitry_yus@yahoo.com>
July 2005 ISCSID(8)
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