diff --git a/iscsi-client/backup_config.pl b/iscsi-client/backup_config.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1653d76ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iscsi-client/backup_config.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+do 'iscsi-client-lib.pl';
+
+# backup_config_files()
+# Returns files and directories that can be backed up
+sub backup_config_files
+{
+return ( $config{'config_file'}, $config{'initiator_file'},
+	 $config{'ifaces_dir'} );
+}
+
+# pre_backup(&files)
+# Called before the files are actually read
+sub pre_backup
+{
+return undef;
+}
+
+# post_backup(&files)
+# Called after the files are actually read
+sub post_backup
+{
+return undef;
+}
+
+# pre_restore(&files)
+# Called before the files are restored from a backup
+sub pre_restore
+{
+return undef;
+}
+
+# post_restore(&files)
+# Called after the files are restored from a backup
+sub post_restore
+{
+return undef;
+}
+
+1;
+
diff --git a/iscsi-client/config b/iscsi-client/config
index 61bd480d1..528dbef45 100644
--- a/iscsi-client/config
+++ b/iscsi-client/config
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config_file=/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
 initiator_file=/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
+ifaces_dir=/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces
 iscsiadm=/sbin/iscsiadm
 iscsiiname=/sbin/iscsi-iname
 init_name=iscsid iscsi
diff --git a/iscsi-client/config-debian-linux b/iscsi-client/config-debian-linux
index ae6e115ee..4a3fa8755 100644
--- a/iscsi-client/config-debian-linux
+++ b/iscsi-client/config-debian-linux
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config_file=/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
 initiator_file=/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
+ifaces_dir=/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces
 iscsiadm=iscsiadm
 iscsiiname=iscsi-iname
 init_name=open-iscsi
diff --git a/iscsi-client/config-gentoo-linux b/iscsi-client/config-gentoo-linux
index e9d9d46c4..836fd1d16 100644
--- a/iscsi-client/config-gentoo-linux
+++ b/iscsi-client/config-gentoo-linux
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config_file=/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
 initiator_file=/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
+ifaces_dir=/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces
 iscsiadm=iscsiadm
 iscsiiname=iscsi-iname
diff --git a/iscsi-client/config-suse-linux b/iscsi-client/config-suse-linux
index e5d6fbd59..c33e79bd2 100644
--- a/iscsi-client/config-suse-linux
+++ b/iscsi-client/config-suse-linux
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config_file=/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
 initiator_file=/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
+ifaces_dir=/var/lib/iscsi/ifaces
 iscsiadm=/sbin/iscsiadm
 iscsiiname=/sbin/iscsi-iname
 init_name=iscsid
diff --git a/iscsi-client/config.info b/iscsi-client/config.info
index 5cfc80cb0..056d6f1fb 100644
--- a/iscsi-client/config.info
+++ b/iscsi-client/config.info
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config_file=Full path to Open-iSCSI client configuration file,0
 initiator_file=Full path to initiator name file,0
+ifaces_dir=Full path to interfaces directory,0
 init_name=Bootup script names,0
 iscsiadm=Full path to iscsiadm command,0
 iscsiiname=Full path to iscsi-iname command,0