diff --git a/README b/README

index 121bd45..c863044 100644

--- a/README

+++ b/README

@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ available on all Linux installations.

 The database contains two tables:

-- Discovery table (/etc/iscsi/send_targets);

-- Node table (/etc/iscsi/nodes).

+- Discovery table (/var/lib/iscsi/send_targets);

+- Node table (/var/lib/iscsi/nodes).

-The regular place for iSCSI database files: /etc/iscsi/nodes

+The regular place for iSCSI database files: /var/lib/iscsi/nodes

 The iscsiadm utility is a command-line tool to manage (update, delete,

 insert, query) the persistent database.

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ a scsi_host per HBA port).

 To manage both types of initiator stacks, iscsiadm uses the interface (iface)

 structure. For each HBA port or for software iscsi for each network

 device (ethX) or NIC, that you wish to bind sessions to you must create

-a iface config /etc/iscsi/ifaces.

+a iface config /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces.

 Running:

@@ -360,29 +360,29 @@ Running:

 iface0 qla4xxx,00:c0:dd:08:63:e8,20.15.0.7,default,iqn.2005-06.com.redhat:madmax

 iface1 qla4xxx,00:c0:dd:08:63:ea,20.15.0.9,default,iqn.2005-06.com.redhat:madmax

-Will report iface configurations that are setup in /etc/iscsi/ifaces.

+Will report iface configurations that are setup in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces.

 The format is:

 iface_name transport_name,hwaddress,ipaddress,net_ifacename,initiatorname

 For software iscsi, you can create the iface configs by hand, but it is

 reccomended that you use iscsiadm's iface mode. There is a iface.example in

-/etc/iscsi/ifaces which can be used as a template for the daring.

+/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces which can be used as a template for the daring.

 For each network object you wish to bind a session to you must create

-a seperate iface config in /etc/iscsi/ifaces and each iface config file

+a seperate iface config in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces and each iface config file

 must have a unique name which is less than or equal to 64 characters.

 Example:

 If you have NIC1 with MAC address 00:0F:1F:92:6B:BF and NIC2 with

 MAC address 00:C0:DD:08:63:E7 and you wanted to do software iscsi over

-TCP/IP. Then in /etc/iscsi/ifaces/iface0 you would enter:

+TCP/IP. Then in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces/iface0 you would enter:

 iface.transport_name = tcp

 iface.hwaddress = 00:0F:1F:92:6B:BF

-and in /etc/iscsi/ifaces/iface1 you would enter:

+and in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces/iface1 you would enter:

 iface.transport_name = tcp

 iface.hwaddress = 00:C0:DD:08:63:E7

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ iser iser,<empty>,<empty>,<empty>,<empty>

 cxgb3i.00:07:43:05:97:07 cxgb3i,00:07:43:05:97:07,<empty>,<empty>,<empty>

-Will report iface configurations that are setup in /etc/iscsi/ifaces.

+Will report iface configurations that are setup in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces.

 The format is:

 iface_name transport_name,hwaddress,ipaddress,net_ifacename,initiatorname

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ default one in /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi.

-To display these values in a more friendly run:

+To display these values in a more friendly way run:

 iscsiadm -m iface -I cxgb3i.00:07:43:05:97:07

 # BEGIN RECORD 2.0-871

@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ need a seperate network connection to the target for discovery purposes.

 *This will be fixed in the next version of open-iscsi*

 For compatibility reasons, when you run iscsiadm to do discovery, it

-will check for interfaces in /etc/iscsi/iscsi/ifaces that are using

+will check for interfaces in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces that are using

 tcp for the iface.transport and it will bind the portals that are discovered

 so that they will be logged in through those ifaces. This behavior can also

 be overriden by passing in the interfaces you want to use. For the case

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ we do not bind a session to a iface, then you can use the special iface

 iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p ip:port -I default -P 1

-And if you did not define any interfaces in /etc/iscsi/ifaces and do

+And if you did not define any interfaces in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces and do

 not pass anything into iscsiadm, running iscsiadm will do the default

 behavior, where we allow the network subsystem to decide which

 device to use.

@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ To now log into targets it is the same as with sofware iscsi. See section

 	    ./iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 192.168.1.1:3260

-	This will first search /etc/iscsi/ifaces for interfaces

+	This will first search /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces for interfaces

 	using software iscsi. If any are found then nodes found during

 	discovery will be setup so that they can logged in through

 	those interfaces.

@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ To now log into targets it is the same as with sofware iscsi. See section

 	This command will perform discovery, but not manipulate the node DB.

   - SendTargets iSCSI Discovery with a specific interface. If you

-	wish to only use a subset of the interfaces in /etc/iscsi/ifaces

+	wish to only use a subset of the interfaces in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces

 	then you can pass them in during discovery:

 	     ./iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 192.168.1.1:3260 \

@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ where targetname is the name of the target and ip_address:port is the address

 and port of the portal. tpgt, is the portal group tag of

 the portal, and is not used in iscsiadm commands except for static

 record creation. And iface name is the name of the iscsi interface

-defined in /etc/iscsi/ifaces. If no interface was defined in

-/etc/iscsi/ifaces or passed in, the default behavior is used.

+defined in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces. If no interface was defined in

+/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces or passed in, the default behavior is used.

 Default here is iscsi_tcp/tcp to be used over which ever NIC the

 network layer decides is best.

diff --git a/doc/iscsiadm.8 b/doc/iscsiadm.8

index b2bad47..6f1bac9 100644

--- a/doc/iscsiadm.8

+++ b/doc/iscsiadm.8

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ display help text and exit

 .TP

 \fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-interface\fI[iface]\fR

 The interface argument specifies the iSCSI interface to use for the operation.

-iSCSI interfaces (iface) are defined in /etc/iscsi/ifaces. For hardware

+iSCSI interfaces (iface) are defined in /var/lib/iscsi/ifaces. For hardware

 iSCSI (qla4xxx) the iface config must have the hardware address

 (iface.hwaddress = port's MAC address)

 and the driver/transport_name (iface.transport_name). The iface's name is

@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ The configuration file read by \fBiscsid\fR and \fBiscsiadm\fR on startup.

 The file containing the iSCSI InitiatorName and InitiatorAlias read by

 \fBiscsid\fR and \fBiscsiadm\fR on startup.

 .TP

-/etc/iscsi/nodes/

+/var/lib/iscsi/nodes/

 This directory contains the nodes with their targets.

 .TP

-/etc/iscsi/send_targets

+/var/lib/iscsi/send_targets

 This directory contains the portals.

 .SH "SEE ALSO"

diff --git a/usr/idbm.c b/usr/idbm.c

index 8ad8024..f5694f3 100644

--- a/usr/idbm.c

+++ b/usr/idbm.c

@@ -2078,9 +2078,9 @@ free_info:

 int idbm_init(idbm_get_config_file_fn *fn)

 {

 	/* make sure root db dir is there */

-	if (access(ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT, F_OK) != 0) {

-		if (mkdir(ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT, 0660) != 0) {

-			log_error("Could not make %s %d\n", ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT,

+	if (access(ISCSIVAR, F_OK) != 0) {

+		if (mkdir(ISCSIVAR, 0660) != 0) {

+			log_error("Could not make %s %d\n", ISCSIVAR,

 				   errno);

 			return errno;

 		}

diff --git a/usr/idbm.h b/usr/idbm.h

index 57b9295..44cb976 100644

--- a/usr/idbm.h

+++ b/usr/idbm.h

@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@

 #include "initiator.h"

 #include "config.h"

-#define NODE_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"nodes"

-#define SLP_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"slp"

-#define ISNS_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"isns"

-#define STATIC_CONFIG_DIR	ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"static"

-#define FW_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"fw"

-#define ST_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"send_targets"

+#define ISCSIVAR		"/var/lib/iscsi/"

+

+#define NODE_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSIVAR"nodes"

+#define SLP_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSIVAR"slp"

+#define ISNS_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSIVAR"isns"

+#define STATIC_CONFIG_DIR	ISCSIVAR"static"

+#define ST_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSIVAR"send_targets"

+#define FW_CONFIG_DIR		ISCSIVAR"fw"

+

 #define ST_CONFIG_NAME		"st_config"

 #define TYPE_INT	0

diff --git a/usr/iface.h b/usr/iface.h

index 9f6d47e..f7624ea 100644

--- a/usr/iface.h

+++ b/usr/iface.h

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@

 #ifndef ISCSI_IFACE_H

 #define ISCSI_IFACE_H

-#define IFACE_CONFIG_DIR	ISCSI_CONFIG_ROOT"ifaces"

+#include "idbm.h"

+

+#define IFACE_CONFIG_DIR	ISCSIVAR"ifaces"

 struct iface_rec;

 struct list_head;

-- 

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