Storing and Updating Credential Information Credential-related information, such as public keys, is stored in many locations throughout the namespace. As a result, you may find that operations that should work, don't work. The following table lists all the objects, tables, and files that store credential-related information and how to reset it. These are the master copies of these keys. An alternative is chkey .
Directory object A copy of the public key of each server that supports it.
Run the nisupdkeys command on the directory object. Run keylogin for a principal user or keylogin -r for a principal workstation. Kill the daemon and the cache manager. Then restart both. A copy of directory objects, which in turn contain copies of their servers' public keys.