The uninstall utilities support the same methods that the installation utilities support. By default, the uninstall utility uses the same method as what you used during the installation of the component. For example, if you performed a silent installation for the installation of OSP, when you run the uninstall utility for OSP it runs using the silent installation method by default. The following information applies to the OSP uninstaller and the Identity Governance uninstaller.
There is not a separate uninstall utility for Identity Reporting just as there is not a separate installation utility for Identity Reporting. You can choose to install Identity Reporting on the same server as Identity Governance or you can install it on a separate server. The uninstall utility for Identity Reporting is in the Identity Reporting installation directory only if you installed Identity Reporting on a separate server. If you installed Identity Reporting on the same server as Identity Governance, the Identity Governance uninstall utility uninstalls both Identity Governance and Identity Reporting. If you installed only Identity Governance, the uninstall utility uninstalls only Identity Governance.
IMPORTANT:The uninstall utilities do not contain Java. You edit the uninstall utility and add the path to the jre bin directory. The uninstall utility adds it as an environment variable to your server. If you do not do this, the uninstall utility will not run.
The default name of the uninstall utilities are LaunchUninstall.sh (Linux) or LaunchUninstall.bat (Windows) for all of the Identity Governance components. The utilities are located in the following default directories:
OSP: Default directory for the uninstall utility:
Linux: /opt/netiq/idm/apps/osp/Uninstall_osp
Windows: C:\netiq\idm\apps\osp\Uninstall_osp
Identity Governance: Default directory for the uninstall utility:
Linux: /opt/netiq/idm/apps/idgov/Uninstall_IdentityGovernance
Windows: C:\netiq\idm\apps\idgov\Uninstall_IdentityGovernance
Identity Reporting: (Conditional) Only if you installed Identity Reporting on a separate server
Linux: /opt/netiq/idm/apps/idrpt/Uninstall_
Windows: C:\netiq\idm\apps\idrpt\Uninstall_
You can change the uninstall methods by passing the appropriate parameter for the different uninstall method you want to use. For more information about how to change uninstall methods, see the following topics:
The guided uninstall method runs automatically if you used the guided installation method for OSP, Identity Governance, and Identity Reporting. For more information, see Section 1.2.2, Understanding the Guided Installation.
The guided uninstall method is an interactive utility that walks you through the uninstall process and asks you questions as you proceed through the uninstallation of the components. The default name of the uninstall utilities are LaunchUninstall.sh (Linux) or LaunchUninstall.bat (Windows) for all of the Identity Governance components. If you ran the installer in using a different method and you want to use the guided method to uninstall the Identity Governance components, you must enter the following from a command prompt in the directory where the uninstall utility resides:
Linux: ./LaunchUninstall.sh -i swing
Windows: LaunchUninstall.bat -i swing
For more information, see Section 13.0, Uninstalling the Identity Governance Components.
Identity Governance provides an interactive, console uninstall utility for OSP, Identity Governance, and Identity Reporting without requiring graphics to be enabled on the servers that run these products. This allows you to complete the uninstallation without enabling X server on the Linux servers. This uninstall method required interaction to complete.
The console uninstall method runs automatically if you used the console installation method for OSP, Identity Governance, and Identity Reporting. For more information, see Section 1.2.3, Understanding the Console Installation.
The console uninstall method provides an interactive uninstall process that walks you through the uninstallation and asks you questions as you proceed with uninstalling the components. To run the uninstall utilities using the console method, enter the following at a command prompt in the directory where the uninstall utility resides:
Linux: ./LaunchUninstall.sh -i console
Windows: LaunchUninstall.bat -i console
For more information, see Section 13.0, Uninstalling the Identity Governance Components.
The silent uninstall method uninstalls the components without any prompts or interaction from you. Unlike the silent installation, it does not require the silent properties file. You would use the silent uninstall method if you had multiple instances of the Identity Governance components to uninstall. By default, the uninstall utility runs using the silent method if you installed the component using the silent installation.
To uninstall the components, enter the following at a command prompt from the directory where the uninstall utility resides:
Linux: ./LaunchUninstall.sh -i silent
Windows: LaunchUninstall.bat -i silent
For more information, see Section 13.0, Uninstalling the Identity Governance Components.