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

# iscsid(8)

iSCSI (Internet SCSI) daemon

## NAME

**iscsid** – iSCSI (Internet SCSI) daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**iscsid** \[**-dv**\] \[**-n** *device*\] \[**-s** *socket*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**iscsid** is an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) initiator implementation.

**iscsid** is usually started at boot time.

A running **iscsid** can be controlled with the [iscsictl(8)](/iscsictl/8.md) utility.

The options are as follows:

- **-d**

  Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, **iscsid** will run in the foreground and log to *stderr*.

- **-n** *device*

  Use an alternate /dev entry for communicating with the kernel.

- **-s** *socket*

  Use an alternate location for the default control socket.

- **-v**

  Produce more verbose output.

## FILES

- */etc/iscsi.conf*

  Default **iscsid** configuration file.

- */dev/vscsi0*

  Default device used to exchange SCSI messages with the kernel midlayer.

- */var/run/iscsid.sock*

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

## SEE ALSO

[vscsi(4)](/vscsi/4.md), [iscsi.conf(5)](/iscsi.conf/5.md), [iscsictl(8)](/iscsictl/8.md)

## STANDARDS

*Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Naming and Discovery*, RFC 3721, April 2004.

*Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) Protocol (Consolidated)*, RFC 7143, April 2014.

## HISTORY

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

## AUTHORS

Claudio Jeker ⟨*claudio@openbsd.org*⟩.