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Uninstall the Existing Release

Uninstall the existing release of CA Strong Authentication, and un-deploy the CA Advanced Authentication and UDS that are installed on the application server.

Note: If the instructions given in this section do not match the uninstallation options, follow the uninstallation instructions that are given in the installation guide for your existing release of CA Strong Authentication.

Follow these steps:

  1. Uninstall the existing release follows:
    1. Shut down the following components:
      • CA Strong Authentication Server
      • Any application servers where other components are deployed
    2. Verify that the CA Advanced Authentication is close.
    3. Verify that all INI and other files that are related to configuration are closed.
    4. Navigate to the following directory: 
      $ARCOT_HOME/arcot/Uninstall_Arcot WebFort/
    5. Run the installer using the following command: 
      sh Uninstall Arcot WebFort

      You are prompted to specify uninstallation options.

    6. Enter 1 to specify that you want all features and components to be removed.
    7. Press Enter to confirm.
    8. Press Enter to complete the uninstallation.
    9. Delete any files that are left over in the $ARCOT_HOME directory.
  2. Un-deploy the CA Advanced Authentication and User Data Service Web applications from the application server and shut down the application server gracefully. Then, refresh the application server cache.
  3. Verify that the .com.zerog.registry.xml file has been deleted. This hidden file is created during the installation. The location of this file depends on the user account that is used to install CA Strong Authentication: