Dunno what version of the client you are installing, or what version of Linux? 
But the client manual says how to do it on Linux now if it's relatively recent. 

All I do on Redhat is follow these instructions from the book below.
I do the :"hkconfig --add dsmcad" (those are 2 hyphens), then 
"service dsmcad start". 

<< snip from 7.1.1 book >>
On Linux clients, the installation program creates a startup script
for the client acceptor daemon (dsmcad) in /etc/init.d. The client
acceptor daemon (dsmcad) must be started before it can manage
scheduler tasks, or manage the web client. As root, use the
following command to start, stop, or restart the daemon, or check
its status:


 service dsmcad start
        stop
        restart
        status
To enable the Client Acceptor Daemon to start automatically after a
system restart, add the service as follows, at a shell prompt:
# chkconfig --add dsmcad
<<snip>>


Wanda Prather
TSM Consultant
ICF International Enterprise and Cybersecurity Systems Division



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Jeanne Bruno
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 10:30 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM on Linux Box

Hello.  On a windows box, when installing TSM, there's the option towards the 
end of the client install to choose whether you want the TSM server to start up 
automatically when the client server (node) has been restarted.
How do I do this on a linux box?  I thought if I put:
"item::once: /usr/bin/dsmc sched > /dev/null 2>&1 # TSM scheduler"
in the etc/inittab file, this was the auto startup.

But this does not auto start the 'dsmc schedule', because the node missed the 
backup and I have to manually do the 'nohup' command.

I'm not seeing anything on the GUI and I don't know if I need anything 
additional in the .opt or .sys file.
I have 'managedservices  webclient' currently in the .sys file.

In this link:  
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/TSM+6+for+Linux+-+Install,+Configure,+Set+Up,+and+Confirm+the+Scheduler
It mentions that using the /etc/inittabl to autostart doesn't seem to work any 
more and it suggests to create a /etc/init/dsm-sched.conf file with some 
start,stop,respawn and exec options.

Any thoughts, knowledge, comments will be appreciated.

Thanks!

____________________
Jeannie Bruno
Senior Systems Analyst
jbruno AT cenhud DOT com<mailto:jbruno AT cenhud DOT com>
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
(845) 486-5780