Uninstalling Sentinel; Uninstall For Solaris And Linux; Chapter 9, "Uninstalling Sentinel," On - Novell SENTINEL 6.1 SP2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 02-2010 Installation Manual

Uninstalling Sentinel

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Section 9.1, "Uninstalling Sentinel," on page 143
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 Section 9.2, "Post-Uninstall," on page 144
To remove a Sentinel installation, uninstallers are provided for Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
Several files, including log files, are preserved and can be manually removed if desired. Before
performing a new installation, it is highly recommended that you perform all of the following steps
to ensure there are no files or system settings remaining from a previous installation.
WARNING: These instructions involve modifying operating system settings and files. If you are
not familiar with modifying these system setting and/or files, please contact your System
Administrator.
9.1 Uninstalling Sentinel
Section 9.1.1, "Uninstall for Solaris and Linux," on page 143
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Section 9.1.2, "Uninstall for Windows," on page 144
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9.1.1 Uninstall for Solaris and Linux

To use the Sentinel Uninstaller for Solaris and Linux:
1 Login as user root.
2 Stop the Sentinel Server.
3 Go to:
$ESEC_HOME/_uninst
4 Provide:
For GUI mode:
./uninstall.bin
Or
For text-based ("serial console") mode:
./uninstall.bin –console
5 Select a language and click OK.
6 The Sentinel Install Shield Wizard displays. Click Next.
7 Select the components you want to uninstall and click Next.
8 Ensure any running Sentinel applications are stopped and click Next.
9 If you have selected to uninstall the Database component, you are prompted to select one of the
following options:
Delete the entire database instance: Removes the database instance and frees up disk
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space used by the database.
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