{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ISCSID",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ISCSID/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-11T16:11:09Z",
    "synopsis": "iscsid [OPTION]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "iscsid - Open-iSCSI daemon\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "iscsid [OPTION]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  iscsid  implements  the control path of iSCSI protocol, plus some management facilities.\nFor example, the daemon could be configured to automatically re-start discovery  at  startup,\nbased on the contents of persistent iSCSI database.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "[-c|--config=]config-file\nRead  configuration  from  config-file  rather than the default /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf\nfile.\n\n[-i|--initiatorname=]iname-file\nRead initiator name from iname-file  rather  than  the  default  /etc/iscsi/initiator‐\nname.iscsi file.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "[-f|--foreground]",
                    "content": "run iscsid in the foreground. Implies --no-pid-file.\n\n[-d|--debug=]debuglevel\nprint debugging information. Valid values for debuglevel are 0 to 8.\n\n[-u|--uid=]uid\nrun under user ID uid (default is the current user ID).\n\n[-g|--gid=]gid\nrun under user group ID gid (default is the current user group ID).\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[-n|--no-pid-file]",
                    "content": "do not write a process ID file. Conflicts with the --pid= option.\n\n[-p|--pid=]pid-file\nwrite  process  ID to pid-file rather than the default /run/iscsid.pid. Conflicts with\nthe --no-pid-file option.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[-h|--help]",
                    "content": "display this help and exit\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[-v|--version]",
                    "content": "display version and exit.\n\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf\nThe configuration file read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup.\n\n/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi\nThe file containing the iSCSI initiatorname and initiatoralias read by iscsid and isc‐‐\nsiadm on startup.\n\n/etc/iscsi/nodes\nOpen-iSCSI persistent configuration database\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "iscsiadm(8)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>\nAlex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>\nDmitry Yusupov <dmitryyus@yahoo.com>\n\n\n\nJuly 2005                                    ISCSID(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "iscsid - Open-iSCSI daemon",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "run iscsid in the foreground. Implies --no-pid-file. [-d|--debug=]debuglevel print debugging information. Valid values for debuglevel 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)."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "do not write a process ID file. Conflicts with the --pid= option. [-p|--pid=]pid-file write process ID to pid-file rather than the default /run/iscsid.pid. Conflicts with the --no-pid-file option."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display this help and exit"
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display version and exit."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "iscsiadm",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/iscsiadm/8/json"
        }
    ]
}