---
name: "iscsictl"
section: "8"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iscsictl"
---

# iscsictl(8)

control the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) daemon

## NAME

**iscsictl** – control the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**iscsictl** \[**-s** *socket*\] *command* \[*argument* *...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **iscsictl** program controls the [iscsid(8)](/iscsid/8.md) daemon. Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous prefix.

The following options are available:

- **-s** *socket*

  Use *socket* instead of the default */var/run/iscsid.sock* to communicate with [iscsid(8)](/iscsid/8.md).

The following commands are available:

- **reload**

  Reload the configuration file and wait to return until iscsid reports all connections have completed (successfully or otherwise), or for up to 10 seconds.

- **show** \[**summary**\]

  Show a list of all configured sessions.

- **show** **vscsi** **stats**

  Show statistics of [vscsi(4)](/vscsi/4.md) usage. It shows how many calls were issued and how many bytes were read or written.

## FILES

- */etc/iscsi.conf*

  Default [iscsid(8)](/iscsid/8.md) configuration file.

- */var/run/iscsid.sock*

  UNIX-domain socket used for communication with [iscsid(8)](/iscsid/8.md).

## SEE ALSO

[iscsi.conf(5)](/iscsi.conf/5.md), [iscsid(8)](/iscsid/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **iscsictl** program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.9.