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Uninstalling the Existing Release of AuthMinder

Uninstall the existing release of AuthMinder, and undeploy the Administration Console and UDS that are installed on the application server.

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

Follow these steps:

  1. Uninstall the existing release of AuthMinder as follows:
    1. Stop the AuthMinder Server.
    2. Delete the DSN entry by using the following steps:
      1. Go to Control Panel, and then open Administrative Tools.
      2. Open Data Sources (ODBC).
      3. Click the Select System DSN tab.
      4. Select the required DSN, and click Remove.
    3. Ensure that the INI files are not open in any editor.
    4. Navigate to %ARCOT_HOME%\Uninstall_Arcot WebFort directory.
    5. Double-click the Uninstall Arcot WebFort.exe file.

      The Uninstall Options screen appears.

    6. In the wizard window, select Complete Uninstall to uninstall all the components of AuthMinder.

      The Uninstallation Complete screen appears at the end of successful uninstallation.

    7. Click Done to exit the installation wizard.
  2. Delete the <install_location>\Arcot Systems folder.
  3. Uninstall the following web applications from the application server:

    Note: For a distributed-system deployment of AuthMinder, locate these files on the system where you have deployed the particular application.

  4. Undeploy the Administration Console and the User Data Service WAR files from the application server. Then, clear the cache of the application server.
  5. Ensure that the Zero G Registry folder is deleted. During the installation, this hidden folder was created in the parent folder of the %ARCOT_HOME% folder.