The passwordaccess option specifies whether you want to generate your password automatically or set as a user prompt.
Your administrator can require a password for your client node by enabling the authentication feature. Ask your administrator if a password is required for your client node.
If a password is required, you can choose one of the following methods:
This option is valid for all clients.
Place this option in the dsm.sys file within a server stanza. You can set this option on the Authorization tab, in the Password Access section of the Preferences editor.
Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on the Authorization tab, in the Password Access section of the Preferences editor.
To keep your client node password secure, enter commands without the password and wait for Tivoli Storage Manager to prompt you for the password.
Each user must know the Tivoli Storage Manager password for your client node. Any user who knows the password for your client node can gain access to all backups and archives that originate from your client node. For example: If the user enters the node name and password for your client node from a different client node, the user becomes a virtual root user.
API applications must supply the password when a session is initiated. The application is responsible for obtaining the password.
API applications must supply the password when a session is initiated. The application is responsible for obtaining the password (does not apply to Mac OS X).
A password prompt is displayed when registering a workstation with a server using open registration or if your administrator changes your password manually.
When logging in locally, users do not need to know the Tivoli Storage Manager password for the client node. However, by using the nodename option at a remote node, users can access files they own and files to which another user grants access.