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NAME

6       isnsd - iSNS server daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       isnsd  [-f]  [-4]  [-6]  [-c  filename] [-d debug-facility] [--dump-db]
10       [--init]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Isnsd implements the iSNS protocol as defined in RFC 4171.  iSNS  is  a
15       discovery protocol for iSCSI and iFCP.
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OPTIONS

18       By default, isnsd will take most of its settings from the configuration
19       file /etc/isns/isnsd.conf, with the exception of the following options:
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22              This option overrides the default configuration file.
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24       --foreground,-f
25              By default, isnsd will put itself into the background. By speci‐
26              fying this option, you can tell it to run in the foreground. Any
27              error messages or debug output will be printed  to  the  console
28              rather than being sent to syslog.
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30       -4     tells isnsd to create an IPv4 socket only. Normally, it defaults
31              to IPv6 (which will accept both IPv4 and IPv6 connections).
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37              enables debugging. Valid facilities are
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39           ┌────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
40           │socket  │ network send/receive                                │
41           │auth    │ authentication and security related information     │
42           │message │ iSNS protocol layer                                 │
43           │state   │ database state                                      │
44           │scn     │ SCN (state change notification) messages            │
45           │esi     │ ESI (entity status inquiry) messages                │
46           │all     │ all of the above                                    │
47           └────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
48       --dump-db
49              This  is  a helper function that will read the database from the
50              file system, and display it in human readable form.  When  using
51              this  option,  isnsd  will  not  open any sockets, and terminate
52              immediately after display the database.
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54              This option is intended to be used  by  the  administrator  when
55              suspecting  that the database contains bad/inconsistent informa‐
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58       --init This option will create the server's authentication key, and the
59              required  DSA  parameters. The private key is stored in the file
60              specified by the AuthKey  option  (usually  /etc/isns/auth_key).
61              The public portion of the key is written to same directory, with
62              the suffix .pub appended to the key file name.
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SEE ALSO

65       RFC 4171, isnsadm(8), isnsdd(8), isns_config(5).
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AUTHORS

68       Olaf Kirch <olaf.kirch@oracle.com>
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