Bug 481418

Summary:	sys-block/open-iscsi should check for kernel modules
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Robin Lutz <robin.m.lutz>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor
Priority:	Low
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Robin Lutz 2013-08-17 08:40:19 UTC

I installed today for the first time open-iscsi on a server to attach a new NAS.

The newest Version 2.0.872-r2 does not have a dependecy on "libiscsi" but it's need to run the iscsid deamon:

# /etc/init.d/iscsid start
 * Checking open-iSCSI configuration ...
 * Loading iSCSI modules ...
 * Loading libiscsi: not found ...                                 [ !! ]
 * ERROR: iscsid failed to start

Is there a way to use open-iscsi without libiscsi? Maybe there should be at least an enote in the ebuild.

Comment 1 Robin Lutz 2013-08-17 09:11:38 UTC

I got the error totally wrong.

I was missing a kernel module, not the libiscsi package.

Never the less, I think the ebuild should check for that module and then throw a message to notify the user.

I am also planing to write an article in the wiki. Maybe with some good documentation, this bug can also be ignored.

Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-08-17 15:09:11 UTC

Which kernel module was missing? The ebuild in question already checks for SCSI_ISCSI_ATTRS and ISCSI_TC ...

Comment 3 Robin Lutz 2013-08-17 23:26:23 UTC

You are right, there was a warning and I missed it :-O

Sorry, for that, didn't see the check when I looked into the ebuild either..