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uninstall_AC Utility—Remove CA ControlMinder from the Current Computer

Valid on UNIX

The uninstall_AC utility removes all or part of CA ControlMinder from the station on which you execute the command. The default (‑all) removes the entire product from the station.

Note: The CA ControlMinder kernel extension should be unloaded prior to uninstall.

This command has the following syntax:

uninstall_AC [-all | -admin] [-f] [-force] [-h] [-ignore_dep] [-d path] [-fn file]

-admin

Removes only administration tools such as Security Administrator and seauditx from the station.

Note: The admin package is no longer included with CA ControlMinder. This option is used for removing older versions of CA ControlMinder.

‑all

Removes the entire product from the station.

-d path

Defines the directory where CA ControlMinder is installed.

Note: If CA ControlMinder is installed in the default directory (/opt/CA/AccessControl) you do not need to specify this option.

-f

Removes CA ControlMinder in silent mode.

-fn file

Executes the specified file after the uninstall completes.

-force

Forces uninstall to proceed even if the kernel extension unload process fails.

‑h

Displays the help for this utility.

-ignore_dep

Specifies that the uninstallation procedure will not check for dependency with other products.

Example: Completely remove CA ControlMinder from a computer

To completely remove CA ControlMinder from this computer, if it was installed in the default directory, enter the command:

uninstall_AC