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Configure Caches

The Cache Management dialog is where you manage various Policy Server caches.

The following cache management options are available:

All Caches Group Box

Flush All

Flushes all Policy Server and associated agent caches: user sessions, resource information, and user directory caches, including certificate CRLs. This process takes up to twice the time specified by the Policy Server poll interval while the Policy Server synchronizes caches.

Note: Flushing all caches may adversely affect access times for protected resources, since all requests immediately following the cache flush must retrieve information from user directories and the policy store. However, this action may be necessary if critical user privileges and policy changes must go into effect immediately

User Session Caches Group Box
All

If selected, all user sessions are removed from the user cache when you click the Flush button.

Specific User DN

If selected, the DN specified using the associated Directory and DN controls will be removed from the user cache when you click Flush.

Directory

Specifies the user directory that contains the DN you want to flush from the user cache.

DN

Specifies the distinguished name you want to flush from the user cache. If you select this option, you must specify a user’s DN, not a group’s DN. If you do not know the DN, click Lookup to search for the DN. For information about searching for a DN, see the Policy Server Configuration Guide.

Flush

Clicking this button does one of the following:

Resource Caches Group Box
Flush

Flushes all resource caches and forces Web Agents to authorize requests against the Policy Server. This process takes up to twice the time specified by your Policy Server poll interval while the Policy Server synchronizes caches.

Cache Updates
Enable/Disable

Toggles between enabling or disabling cache flushing.

More information:

Management Console--Settings Tab Fields and Controls