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/usr/bin/iscsi-gen-initiatorname

iSCSI initiator tools and daemon

From open-iscsi 2.1.13-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running iscsi-gen-initiatorname --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/iscsi-gen-initiatorname: illegal option -- -
Usage: iscsi-gen-initiatorname [OPTIONS] -- generate an iSCSI initiatorname
Where OPTIONS are from:
   -h          print usage and exit
   -f          overwrite existing InitiatorName, if any
   -p IQN-PRE  set prefix for generated IQN (default iqn.2016-04.com.open-iscsi)
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-hprint usage and exithelp
-foverwrite existing InitiatorName, if anyhelp
-p IQN-PREset prefix for generated IQN (default iqn.2016-04.com.open-iscsi)help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.