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34 .Nd iSCSI initiator daemon
45 daemon is the userspace component of the iSCSI initiator,
46 responsible for performing the Login Phase
47 of iSCSI connections and the SendTargets discovery.
51 daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and waits for requests
52 from the kernel component,
55 does not use any configuration files.
56 All needed information is supplied by the kernel.
60 daemon is not running, already established iSCSI connections continue
62 However, establishing new connections, or recovering existing ones in case
63 of connection error, is not possible.
65 The following options are available:
66 .Bl -tag -width ".Fl P Ar pidfile"
68 Specify alternative location of a file where main process PID will be stored.
69 The default location is
70 .Pa /var/run/iscsid.pid .
73 The daemon sends verbose debug output to standard error, and does not
74 put itself in the background.
75 The daemon will also not fork and will exit after processing one connection.
76 This option is only intended for debugging the initiator.
78 Specifies debug level.
81 Specifies limit for concurrently running child processes handling
84 Setting it to 0 disables the limit.
86 Specifies timeout for login session, after which the connection
87 will be forcibly terminated.
89 Setting it to 0 disables the timeout.
92 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/iscsid.pid" -compact
94 The iSCSI initiator device file.
95 .It Pa /var/run/iscsid.pid
96 The default location of the
103 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
115 utility was developed by
116 .An Edward Tomasz Napierala Aq Mt trasz@FreeBSD.org
117 under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.