Linux "iscsid" Command Line Options and Examples

Open-iSCSI daemon

The iscsid implements the control path of iSCSI protocol, plus some management facilities. For example, the daemon could be config‐ ured to automatically re-start discovery at startup, based on the contents of persistent iSCSI database..

Usage:

iscsid [OPTION]

Command Line Options:

-c|--config

Read configuration from config-file rather than the default /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file.


                            iscsid -c|--config ...

-i|--initiatorname

Read initiator name from iname-file rather than the default /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi file.


                            iscsid -i|--initiatorname ...

-f|--foreground]

run iscsid in the foreground.


                            iscsid -f|--foreground] ...

-d|--debug

print debugging information. Valid values for debug_level are 0 to 8.


                            iscsid -d|--debug ...

-u|--uid

run under user ID uid (default is the current user ID)


                            iscsid -u|--uid ...

-g|--gid

run under user group ID gid (default is the current user group ID).


                            iscsid -g|--gid ...

-n|--no-pid-file]

do not write a process ID file.


                            iscsid -n|--no-pid-file] ...

-p|--pid

write process ID to pid-file rather than the default /run/iscsid.pid


                            iscsid -p|--pid ...

-h|--help]

display this help and exit


                            iscsid -h|--help] ...

-v|--version]

display version and exit.FILES/etc/iscsi/iscsid.confThe configuration file read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup./etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsiThe file containing the iSCSI initiatorname and initiatoralias read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup./etc/iscsi/nodesOpen-iSCSI persistent configuration database


                            iscsid -v|--version] ...