iscsi_trgt missing because can't build kernel module

Question

When attempting to start the iscsitarget service, I get

FATAL: Module iscsi_trgt not found.

Trying to build module using instructions from http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/iscsitarget/index.php?title=Unofficial_DEBs fails and the build log only has a single line in it saying the build started. Nothing about the failure.

Clausi · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-12T10:54:27.067

It depends on your ubuntu-version.

On newer systems (since Maverick) you have to install some additional packets:

sudo aptitude install iscsitarget iscsitarget-source iscsitarget-dkms

This compiles the required module automagically.

On Lucid you have to compile yourself (and maybe again after every kernel-update):

sudo aptitude install iscsitarget iscsitarget-source
# compile with module-assitant
sudo m-a a-i iscsitarget

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 24 '13 at 08:04

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If none of the solutions are working, try following:

apt-get install --reinstall iscsitarget-dkms

This re-installs the iscsitarget dkms and resolved the problem for me.

edited Oct 24 '13 at 08:04

MadMike

answered Oct 24 '13 at 06:18

pranavs

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '19 at 05:58

0

I went through all of the above and couldn't fix the error, but finally got it working with:

apt purge iscsitarget
apt install iscsitarget

If nothing else is working then give this a shot.

answered Mar 15 '19 at 05:58

normalmighty

3 Answers3