To run tcsd automatically, add the following line to /etc/rc.conf: tcsd_enable="YES" You might want to edit %%PREFIX%%/etc/tcsd.conf to reflect your setup. If you want to use tcsd with software TPM emulator, use the following configuration in /etc/rc.conf: tcsd_enable="YES" tcsd_mode="emulator" tpmd_enable="YES" To use TPM, add your_account to '%%GROUPS%%' group like following: # pw groupadd %%GROUPS%% -m your_account