---
name: "iscsid"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "open-iscsi"
version: "2.1.13-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iscsid"
---

# iscsid(8)

Open-iSCSI daemon

## NAME

iscsid - Open-iSCSI daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**iscsid** \[OPTION\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **iscsid** implements the control path of iSCSI protocol, plus some management facilities. For example, the daemon could be configured to automatically  re-start discovery at startup, based on the contents of persistent  iSCSI database.

## OPTIONS

- **\[-c\|--config=\]*config-file***

  Read configuration from *config-file* rather than the default */etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf* file.

- **\[-i\|--initiatorname=\]*iname-file***

  Read initiator name from *iname-file* rather than the default */etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi* file.

- **\[-f\|--foreground\]**

  run **iscsid** in the foreground. Implies **--no-pid-file**.

- **\[-d\|--debug=\]***debug\_level*

  print debugging information. Valid values for debug\_level 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).

- **\[-n\|--no-pid-file\]**

  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.

- **\[-h\|--help\]**

  display this help and exit

- **\[-v\|--version\]**

  display version and exit.

## FILES

- /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf

  The configuration file read by **iscsid** and **iscsiadm** on startup.

- /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi

  The file containing the iSCSI initiatorname and initiatoralias read by **iscsid** and **iscsiadm** on startup.

- /var/lib/iscsi/nodes

  Open-iSCSI persistent configuration database

## SEE ALSO

[**iscsiadm**(8)](/iscsiadm/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Open-iSCSI project \<http://www.open-iscsi.com/\>\
 Alex Aizman \<itn780@yahoo.com\>\
 Dmitry Yusupov \<dmitry\_yus@yahoo.com\>