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/usr/bin/iscsid

iSCSI initiator tools and daemon

From open-iscsi 2.1.13-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running iscsid --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: iscsid [OPTION]
Open-iSCSI initiator daemon.
  -c, --config=[path]     Execute using the config file (/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf).
  -i, --initiatorname=[path]     read initiatorname from file (/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi).
  -f, --foreground        Make the program run in the foreground
  -d, --debug debuglevel  Print debugging information
  -u, --uid=uid           Run as uid, default is current user
  -g, --gid=gid           Run as gid, default is current user group
  -n, --no-pid-file       Do not use a pid file
  -p, --pid=pidfile       Use pid file (default /run/iscsid.pid).
  -h, --help              Display this help and exit
  -v, --version           Display version and exit
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c, --config pathExecute using the config file (/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf).help
-i, --initiatorname pathread initiatorname from file (/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi).help
-f, --foregroundMake the program run in the foregroundhelp
-d, --debug debuglevelPrint debugging informationhelp
-u, --uid uidRun as uid, default is current userhelp
-g, --gid gidRun as gid, default is current user grouphelp
-n, --no-pid-fileDo not use a pid filehelp
-p, --pid pidfileUse pid file (default /run/iscsid.pid).help
-h, --helpDisplay this help and exithelp
-v, --versionDisplay version and exithelp

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