Save, Reload, and Restart on Windows

After you make changes using the PKI Services Manager console, you need to save these changes in order to update the configuration and map files.

Note: Saved changes do not affect subsequent certificate validation requests until you either reload your settings or restart the service.

The following settings require a restart:

Private key location
PKI server address
Enforce DOD PKI settings
FIPS mode
Allow MD5 signed certificates
Maximum log files
Log output to file

All other settings changes require a reload.

Note: Reloading the configuration also clears the internal in-memory caches used for downloading certificates and CRLs. Although certificate and CRL lifetimes are honored by the cache, it might be necessary to clear these manually if a certificate or CRL has been updated at its source before it has expired.