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title: Resetting files and variable for HSM
description: Update your environmental variable in the <pf_install>server/default/data/ncipher-kmdata-local directory to point to the new location.
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revdate: July 5, 2022
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# Resetting files and variable for HSM

Update your environmental variable in the `<pf_install>server/default/data/ncipher-kmdata-local` directory to point to the new location.

If your PingFederate installation is configured in a clustered environment with Entrust nShield Connect, you must copy the `<pf_install>server/default/data/ncipher-kmdata-local` directory to the new installation manually and update the environmental variable `NFAST_KMLOCAL` to point to the new location.

## Related links

* [Integrating with Entrust nShield Connect HSM](../getting_started_with_pingfederate/pf_integra_entrus_nshield_connec_hsm.html)