diff --git a/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go b/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
index 544ed1c..fae6ce0 100644
--- a/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
+++ b/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@
 		TraceRequest:     ivtrace.Request(fc.ctx),
 	}
 	if err := fc.enc.Encode(req); err != nil {
-		berr := verror.Make(verror.BadProtocol, fc.ctx, verror.Make(errRequestEncoding, fc.ctx, req, err))
+		berr := verror.Make(verror.BadProtocol, fc.ctx, verror.Make(errRequestEncoding, fc.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%#v", req), err))
 		return fc.close(berr)
 	}
 	for _, d := range fc.discharges {
diff --git a/services/mgmt/application/applicationd/testdata/integration_test.go b/services/mgmt/application/applicationd/testdata/integration_test.go
index aa0f440..2c68229 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/application/applicationd/testdata/integration_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/application/applicationd/testdata/integration_test.go
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
 
 	// Generate credentials.
 	root := security.NewPrincipal("root")
-	credentials := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "test-credentials")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(credentials)
+	serverCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(serverCred)
+	clientCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server/client")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(clientCred)
 
 	// Start the application repository.
 	appRepoBin := filepath.Join(binDir, "applicationd")
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@
 		"-name=" + appRepoName,
 		"-store=" + appRepoStore,
 		"-veyron.tcp.address=127.0.0.1:0",
-		"-veyron.credentials=" + credentials,
+		"-veyron.credentials=" + serverCred,
 		"-veyron.namespace.root=" + mt,
 	}
 	serverProcess, err := integration.StartServer(appRepoBin, args)
@@ -118,17 +120,17 @@
 	if _, err := appEnvelopeFile.Write([]byte(wantEnvelope)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Write() failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	putEnvelope(t, binDir, credentials, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix, appEnvelopeFile.Name())
+	putEnvelope(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix, appEnvelopeFile.Name())
 
 	// Match the application envelope.
-	gotEnvelope := matchEnvelope(t, false, binDir, credentials, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
+	gotEnvelope := matchEnvelope(t, false, binDir, clientCred, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
 	if gotEnvelope != wantEnvelope {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected output: got %v, want %v", gotEnvelope, wantEnvelope)
 	}
 
 	// Remove the application envelope.
-	removeEnvelope(t, binDir, credentials, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
+	removeEnvelope(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
 
 	// Check that the application envelope no longer exists.
-	matchEnvelope(t, true, binDir, credentials, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
+	matchEnvelope(t, true, binDir, clientCred, mt, appRepoName, appRepoSuffix)
 }
diff --git a/services/mgmt/binary/binaryd/testdata/integration_test.go b/services/mgmt/binary/binaryd/testdata/integration_test.go
index 7bd82f6..b69c2bf 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/binary/binaryd/testdata/integration_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/binary/binaryd/testdata/integration_test.go
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@
 	defer handle.CloseStdin()
 
 	// Generate credentials.
-	principal := security.NewPrincipal("root")
-	credentials := security.NewVeyronCredentials(principal, "test-credentials")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(credentials)
+	rootPrin := security.NewPrincipal("root")
+	serverCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(rootPrin, "server")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(serverCred)
+	clientCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(rootPrin, "server/client")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(clientCred)
 
 	// Start the build server.
 	binaryRepoBin := filepath.Join(binDir, "binaryd")
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@
 		"-name=" + binaryRepoName,
 		"-http=127.0.0.1:0",
 		"-veyron.tcp.address=127.0.0.1:0",
-		"-veyron.credentials=" + credentials,
+		"-veyron.credentials=" + serverCred,
 		"-veyron.namespace.root=" + mt,
 	}
 	serverProcess, err := integration.StartServer(binaryRepoBin, args)
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@
 		t.Fatalf("Write() failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	binSuffix := "test-binary"
-	uploadFile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, binFile.Name(), binSuffix)
+	uploadFile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, binFile.Name(), binSuffix)
 
 	// Upload a compressed version of the binary file.
 	tarFile := binFile.Name() + ".tar.gz"
@@ -194,13 +196,13 @@
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tarFile)
 	tarSuffix := "test-compressed-file"
-	uploadFile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, tarFile, tarSuffix)
+	uploadFile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, tarFile, tarSuffix)
 
 	// Download the binary file and check that it matches the
 	// original one and that it has the right file type.
 	downloadedBinFile := binFile.Name() + "-downloaded"
 	defer os.Remove(downloadedBinFile)
-	downloadFile(t, false, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedBinFile, binSuffix)
+	downloadFile(t, false, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedBinFile, binSuffix)
 	compareFiles(t, binFile.Name(), downloadedBinFile)
 	checkFileType(t, downloadedBinFile, `{"Type":"application/octet-stream","Encoding":""}`)
 
@@ -209,13 +211,13 @@
 	// right file type.
 	downloadedTarFile := binFile.Name() + "-downloaded.tar.gz"
 	defer os.Remove(downloadedTarFile)
-	downloadFile(t, false, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedTarFile, tarSuffix)
+	downloadFile(t, false, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedTarFile, tarSuffix)
 	compareFiles(t, tarFile, downloadedTarFile)
 	checkFileType(t, downloadedTarFile, `{"Type":"application/x-tar","Encoding":"gzip"}`)
 
 	// Fetch the root URL of the HTTP server used by the binary
 	// repository to serve URLs.
-	root := rootURL(t, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName)
+	root := rootURL(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName)
 
 	// Download the binary file using the HTTP protocol and check
 	// that it matches the original one.
@@ -233,10 +235,10 @@
 	compareFiles(t, downloadedTarFile, downloadedTarFileURL)
 
 	// Delete the files.
-	deleteFile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, binSuffix)
-	deleteFile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, tarSuffix)
+	deleteFile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, binSuffix)
+	deleteFile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, tarSuffix)
 
 	// Check the files no longer exist.
-	downloadFile(t, true, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedBinFile, binSuffix)
-	downloadFile(t, true, binDir, credentials, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedTarFile, tarSuffix)
+	downloadFile(t, true, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedBinFile, binSuffix)
+	downloadFile(t, true, binDir, clientCred, mt, binaryRepoName, downloadedTarFile, tarSuffix)
 }
diff --git a/services/mgmt/build/buildd/testdata/integration_test.go b/services/mgmt/build/buildd/testdata/integration_test.go
index cbcb948..304f9a0 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/build/buildd/testdata/integration_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/build/buildd/testdata/integration_test.go
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@
 
 	// Generate credentials.
 	root := security.NewPrincipal("root")
-	credentials := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "test-credentials")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(credentials)
+	serverCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(serverCred)
+	clientCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server/client")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(clientCred)
 
 	// Start the build server.
 	buildServerBin := filepath.Join(binDir, "buildd")
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@
 	args := []string{
 		"-name=" + buildServerName, "-gobin=" + goBin, "-goroot=" + goRoot,
 		"-veyron.tcp.address=127.0.0.1:0",
-		"-veyron.credentials=" + credentials,
+		"-veyron.credentials=" + serverCred,
 		"-veyron.namespace.root=" + mtName,
 	}
 	serverProcess, err := integration.StartServer(buildServerBin, args)
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@
 	}
 	var buildOut bytes.Buffer
 	buildArgs := []string{
-		"-veyron.credentials=" + credentials,
+		"-veyron.credentials=" + clientCred,
 		"-veyron.namespace.root=" + mtName,
 		"build", buildServerName, "test",
 	}
diff --git a/services/mgmt/build/impl/impl_test.go b/services/mgmt/build/impl/impl_test.go
index 27a7c49..5c659fa 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/build/impl/impl_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/build/impl/impl_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+const failSrc = `package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+        ...
+}
+`
+
 // TestFailure checks that the build server fails to build a package
 // consisting of an empty file.
 func TestFailure(t *testing.T) {
@@ -187,10 +196,11 @@
 	files := []build.File{
 		build.File{
 			Name:     "test/main.go",
-			Contents: []byte(""),
+			Contents: []byte(failSrc),
 		},
 	}
-	if _, _, err := invokeBuild(t, client, files); err == nil {
+	if output, _, err := invokeBuild(t, client, files); err == nil {
+		t.Logf("%v", string(output))
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/mgmt/build/impl/service.go b/services/mgmt/build/impl/service.go
index 6d723b8..83a93ef 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/build/impl/service.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/build/impl/service.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 		return nil, errInternalError
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(root)
+	if err := os.Chdir(root); err != nil {
+		vlog.Errorf("Chdir(%v) failed: %v", root, err)
+	}
 	srcDir := filepath.Join(root, "go", "src")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(srcDir, dirPerm); err != nil {
 		vlog.Errorf("MkdirAll(%v, %v) failed: %v", srcDir, dirPerm, err)
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@
 		vlog.Errorf("Advance() failed: %v", err)
 		return nil, errInternalError
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(i.gobin, "install", "-v", "...")
+	cmd := exec.Command(i.gobin, "install", "-v", "./...")
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GOARCH="+string(arch))
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GOOS="+string(opsys))
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GOPATH="+filepath.Dir(srcDir))
diff --git a/services/mgmt/profile/profiled/testdata/integration_test.go b/services/mgmt/profile/profiled/testdata/integration_test.go
index 673f07b..7f9dc53 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/profile/profiled/testdata/integration_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/profile/profiled/testdata/integration_test.go
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@
 
 	// Generate credentials.
 	root := security.NewPrincipal("root")
-	credentials := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "test-credentials")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(credentials)
+	serverCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(serverCred)
+	clientCred := security.NewVeyronCredentials(root, "server/client")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(clientCred)
 
 	// Start the profile repository.
 	profileRepoBin := filepath.Join(binDir, "profiled")
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
 	args := []string{
 		"-name=" + profileRepoName, "-store=" + profileRepoStore,
 		"-veyron.tcp.address=127.0.0.1:0",
-		"-veyron.credentials=" + credentials,
+		"-veyron.credentials=" + serverCred,
 		"-veyron.namespace.root=" + mt,
 	}
 	serverProcess, err := integration.StartServer(profileRepoBin, args)
@@ -122,34 +124,34 @@
 
 	// Create a profile.
 	const profile = "test-profile"
-	putProfile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	putProfile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 
 	// Retrieve the profile label and check it matches the
 	// expected label.
-	profileLabel := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "label", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileLabel := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "label", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 	if got, want := profileLabel, "example"; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected output: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
 
 	// Retrieve the profile description and check it matches the
 	// expected description.
-	profileDesc := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "description", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileDesc := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "description", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 	if got, want := profileDesc, "Example profile to test the profile manager implementation."; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected output: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
 
 	// Retrieve the profile specification and check it matches the
 	// expected specification.
-	profileSpec := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "specification", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileSpec := profileCommandOutput(t, false, "specification", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 	if got, want := profileSpec, `profile.Specification{Arch:"amd64", Description:"Example profile to test the profile manager implementation.", Format:"ELF", Libraries:map[profile.Library]struct {}{profile.Library{Name:"foo", MajorVersion:"1", MinorVersion:"0"}:struct {}{}}, Label:"example", OS:"linux"}`; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected output: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
 
 	// Remove the profile.
-	removeProfile(t, binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	removeProfile(t, binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 
 	// Check that the profile no longer exists.
-	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "label", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
-	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "description", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
-	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "specification", binDir, credentials, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "label", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "description", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
+	profileCommandOutput(t, true, "specification", binDir, clientCred, mt, profileRepoName, profile)
 }
diff --git a/tools/debug/test.sh b/tools/debug/test.sh
index dc5bdd0..5cfafe4 100755
--- a/tools/debug/test.sh
+++ b/tools/debug/test.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@
   export TMPDIR="${WORKDIR}/tmp"
 
   export VEYRON_CREDENTIALS=$(shell::tmp_dir)
+  # Create specific VeyronCredentials for the debug command forked from the environment's
+  # VeyronCredentials.
+  export DEBUG_CREDENTIALS=$(shell_test::forkcredentials "${VEYRON_CREDENTIALS}" debug)
+
   shell_test::setup_server_test || shell_test::fail "setup_server_test failed"
   local -r EP="${NAMESPACE_ROOT}"
   unset NAMESPACE_ROOT
+  export VEYRON_CREDENTIALS="${DEBUG_CREDENTIALS}"
 
   # Test top level glob.
   local -r DBGLOG="${WORKDIR}/debug.log"
diff --git a/tools/principal/test.sh b/tools/principal/test.sh
index 970099e..965e4c9 100755
--- a/tools/principal/test.sh
+++ b/tools/principal/test.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@
   SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD="${PRINCIPAL_BIN_DIR}/${SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD}"
   $(${SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD}) || shell_test::fail "line ${LINENO}: ${SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD} failed"
   grep "Received blessings: alice/friend/carol/foralice" carol.recvblessings >/dev/null || shell_test::fail "line ${LINENO}: recvblessings did not log any blessings received $(cat carol.recvblessings)"
-  # Mucking around with the private key should fail
+  # Mucking around with the public key should fail
   "${PRINCIPAL_BIN}" --veyron.credentials=./carol --veyron.tcp.address=127.0.0.1:0 recvblessings >carol.recvblessings&
+  local -r RECV_BLESSINGS_PID="$!"
   shell::timed_wait_for "${shell_test_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT}" carol.recvblessings "bless --remote_key" || shell_test::fail "line ${LINENO}: recvblessings did not print command for sender"
   SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD=$(grep "bless --remote_key" carol.recvblessings | sed -e 's|remote_key=|remote_key=BAD|')
   SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD="${PRINCIPAL_BIN_DIR}/${SEND_BLESSINGS_CMD}"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
   grep "blessings received from unexpected sender" error >/dev/null || shell_test::fail "line ${LINENO}: unexpected sender error not printed"
   # Dump carol out, the only blessing that survives should be from the first
   # "bless" command. (alice/friend/carol).
+  kill -9 "${RECV_BLESSINGS_PID}"
   "${PRINCIPAL_BIN}" --veyron.credentials=./carol dump >carol.dump || shell_test::fail "line ${LINENO}: dump failed"
 
   # Any other commands to be run without VEYRON_CREDENTIALS set.