Do you have to enter a password? If you are using passwords, the first
time you run the scheduler, you must add the "-password=..." option. The
password is set for the node in ADSM. Or try to send ALL output to some
file with "> /tmp/dsmc.out 2>&1 &".
Good luck
Sharon Stidd

Client/Server Administrator
Alliance Data Systems
800 Tech Center Drive
Gahanna OH 43230
614/729-4340
Fax 614/729-4499

> ----------
> From:         Michael J. Rensing[SMTP:michael AT PP.PHYS.UVIC DOT CA]
> Sent:         Friday, April 17, 1998 12:31 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      dsmc won't run
>
> I'm trying to schedule an adsm backup on an HPUX 10.20 client.
>
> I'm trying to execute the command from the help file which says:
> >* Run the scheduler in the background and keep it running even if you
> >log out of your system. Issue the following command:
> >
> >
> >        nohup dsmc scheduler 2> /dev/null &
>
> When I do this, a message goes to nohup.out which is:
> >
> >ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
> >Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 3, Release 1, Level
> 0.3
> >(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1998, All Rights Reserved.
> >
> >ANS1038S Invalid option specified
> >ANS1820E Command line options must be preceded by a '-'
>
> This is the fershlugginer command from their own @!#$^$&$% help
> file!!!!!!
>
> What's going wrong? Any suggestions?
>
>
>                                   Michael
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Dr. Michael J. Rensing        mailto:mrensing AT uvic DOT ca
> Physics and Astronomy             phone: 250-721-7741
> University of Victoria              fax: 250-721-7715
>