diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
index c9775964b..df9793d52 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
@@ -196,12 +196,14 @@ unless ($kernelver) {
 }
 chomp($kernelver);
 unless ($osver and $profile and $netdriver and $prinic) {
-   print 'Usage: genimage -i <nodebootif> -n <nodenetdrivers> [-r <otherifaces>] -k <KERNELVER> -o <OSVER> -p <PROFILE> -a <ARCH> -m <mode>'."\n";
+   print 'Usage: genimage -i <nodebootif> -n <nodenetdrivers> [-r <otherifaces>] -k <KERNELVER> -o <OSVER> -p <PROFILE> -a <ARCH> [-m <mode> [--permission <permission>]]'."\n";
    print '       genimage -i <nodebootif> -n <nodenetdrivers> [-r <otherifaces>] -k <KERNELVER> <imagename>'."\n";
+   print '       --permission only works when "-m statelite" is set'."\n";
    print "Examples:\n";
    print " genimage -i eth0 -n tg3 -o centos5.1 -p compute\n";
    print " genimage -i eth0 -r eth1,eth2 -n tg3,bnx2 -o centos5.1 -p compute\n";
    print " genimage -i eth0 -n tg3,bnx2 -o centos5.1 -p compute -p nfsroot -m statelite\n";
+   print " genimage -i eth0 -n tg3,bnx2 -o centos5.1 -p compute -p nfsroot -m statelite --permission 777\n";
    print " genimage -i eth0 -ntg3 myimagename\n";
    exit 1;
 }