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.

   [-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.

   [-p|--pid=]pid-file
          write  process  ID  to  pid-file   rather   than   the   default
          /run/iscsid.pid

   [-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.org/>
   Alex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>
   Dmitry Yusupov <dmitry_yus@yahoo.com>

                               July 2005                         ISCSID(8)





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