Try setting "PASSWORDAccess Generate" in the ADSM Prefernces
file. You'll need to start the backup client once to generate the
password and get it stored locally.

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Dennis Schaffer wrote:

>We've recently installed the ADSM V3 client for Macintosh, with the
>V3.1.0.3c update.
>
>The manual backup and restore functions work but we're having a problem
>with the Scheduler.
>
>Whenever we execute the Scheduler, we are prompted for the node password
>twice.  The first prompt, as expected, occurs when we first invoke the
>Scheduler and its contacting the server for the latest schedule updates.
>The second prompt occurs when the scheduled backup time arrives which, for
>us, occurs in the middle of the night when no one is around to respond to
>the prompt.  Once both prompts are responded to correctly, the backup
>begins normally.
>
>Following that experience, we went back to read the documentation and did
>further testing with the Scheduler Daemon.  We couldn't get the Scheduler
>to even start when we used the Daemon.  The Scheduler didn't start at all
>automatically at the appropriate time and, when we tried to start it
>manually, it would prompt us once for the node password and end
>immediately.
>
>I'd appreciate any feedback that any of your Macintosh customers might be
>able to provide.
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis
>