11.1 Uninstalling Security Agent for UNIX

You can use UNIX Agent Manager to uninstall agents from remote computers, or you can uninstall them locally. When you uninstall the Agent, you can choose to uninstall all components, or only one that are for specific NetIQ security products.

NOTE:You need not uninstall agents with a lower version number before upgrading agents. Use this procedure only if you want to completely remove agents from remote computers.

When you run uninstall script for selected components, the dependent component will also be uninstalled.

Following are the scenarios:

  • If you uninstall Sentinel agent, Change Guardian agent is also uninstalled.

  • If you uninstall Change Guardian agent, Sentinel agent is also uninstalled.

  • Secure Configuration Manager agent does not have any dependency on the other components

To uninstall the Agent locally, go to the installation directory, then run the following command:

./uninstall.sh

You can also uninstall using the console. This option allows you to uninstall Agent from many computers at once. To uninstall an Agent using UNIX Agent Manager, select the computers from which you want to uninstall the Agent, click Manage Hosts > Uninstall Agent.