[Bug 933510] [NEW] ietd 'config' required argument not used by init script

[Pierre Amadio]

Public bug reported:

This is related to onerirc: 
lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
Release:        11.10

ubuntu at iscsi-target:~$ apt-cache policy iscsitarget
iscsitarget:
  Installed: 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I try to make a simple iscsi target but fail to do so with the following
steps:

sudo apt-get install iscsitarget
Change /etc/default/iscsitarget so that ISCSITARGET_ENABLE=true
sudo apt-get install iscsitarget-dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/iscsitarget start
sudo touch /etc/ietd.conf

Add a the following  in /etc/ietd.conf:

Target iqn.2012-02.org.sxb.iscsi-target:san1
  Lun 0
  Path=/dev/sdb
  Type=blockio
  Alias sanalias

sudo /etc/init.d/iscsitarget restart

I experience no error message, but  /proc/net/iet/volume  is still
empty.

I then look at  /etc/init.d/iscsitarget to try to start the service
manually

sudo modprobe -q crc32c
sudo modprobe iscsi_trgt
sudo ietd -f -d 7 

Still nothing in  /proc/net/iet/volume

However, it works if i launched the daemon with the -c option:

sudo ietd -f -d 7 -c /etc/ietd.conf

According to man (8) ietd: 
      -c filename, --config=filename
              Specify configuration file, default is /etc/ietd.conf

However, i m afraid there is no actual default set in the code.
Excerpt from ietd.c :

        {"config", required_argument, 0, 'c'},

Looks to me the man page should be changed not to mention any default
config option and the init script should start the daemon with the -c
/etc/ietd.conf option.

** Affects: iscsitarget (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  ietd 'config' required argument not used by init script

Status in “iscsitarget” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is related to onerirc: 
  lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:        11.10

  ubuntu at iscsi-target:~$ apt-cache policy iscsitarget
  iscsitarget:
    Installed: 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.4.20.2-5ubuntu1 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I try to make a simple iscsi target but fail to do so with the
  following steps:

  sudo apt-get install iscsitarget
  Change /etc/default/iscsitarget so that ISCSITARGET_ENABLE=true
  sudo apt-get install iscsitarget-dkms
  sudo /etc/init.d/iscsitarget start
  sudo touch /etc/ietd.conf

  Add a the following  in /etc/ietd.conf:

  Target iqn.2012-02.org.sxb.iscsi-target:san1
    Lun 0
    Path=/dev/sdb
    Type=blockio
    Alias sanalias

  sudo /etc/init.d/iscsitarget restart

  I experience no error message, but  /proc/net/iet/volume  is still
  empty.

  I then look at  /etc/init.d/iscsitarget to try to start the service
  manually

  sudo modprobe -q crc32c
  sudo modprobe iscsi_trgt
  sudo ietd -f -d 7 

  Still nothing in  /proc/net/iet/volume

  However, it works if i launched the daemon with the -c option:

  sudo ietd -f -d 7 -c /etc/ietd.conf

  According to man (8) ietd: 
        -c filename, --config=filename
                Specify configuration file, default is /etc/ietd.conf

  However, i m afraid there is no actual default set in the code.
  Excerpt from ietd.c :

          {"config", required_argument, 0, 'c'},

  Looks to me the man page should be changed not to mention any default
  config option and the init script should start the daemon with the -c
  /etc/ietd.conf option.

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