.TH ISCSI_GEN_INITIATORNAME 8 "Dec 2021" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
iscsi-gen-initiatorname \- smart iSCSI initiator name generation tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI iscsi-gen-initiatorname
[OPTIONS]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B iscsi-gen-initiatorname
generates a unique iSCSI node name on every invocation. If
iBFT is in use, the iBFT-registered initiator name will be used.
.P
If there is an existing initiator name, it will not be overwritten
unless the \fB-f\fP option is supplied.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI [-h]
Display a help message and exit.
.TP
.BI [-f]
Force overwrite of existing initiator name, if present.
.TP
.BI [-p] \fIIQN-PREFIX\fP
Use \fIIQN-PREFIX\fP as the prefix to the IQN generated,
instead of the default of \fBiqn.1996-04.de.suse:01\fP.
.SH FILES
.TP
/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
The file containing the initiator name. Do not edit manually.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR iscsi-iname (8)
.SH AUTHORS
Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
.br
Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
.br
Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>