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Uninstall the Policy Server

You uninstall the Policy Server when it is no longer required on the system.

To uninstall the Policy Server

1. Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs.

   A list of installed programs appears.

2. Select SiteMinder Policy Server, and click Add/Remove.
3. Follow the instructions in the uninstallation wizard.

   Note: If the system displays a remove shared file message, click No to All.

4. If requested, reboot the system.

   The Policy Server is uninstalled.

Remove Leftover Items

Manually remove the following folders, files, registry settings, and virtual directories after uninstalling the Policy Server:

• Windows system
  • siteminder_home\bin
  • siteminder_home\install_config_info
  • C:\Program Files\ZeroG Registry\com.zerog.registry.xml

  Important! Remove all items before reinstalling the Policy Server.

• AdventNet software registry entry—Delete the AdventNet software registry entry only if the software was not on the system before installing the Policy Server. This registry entry is located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Advent,Inc.
• IIS virtual directories—Delete the following SiteMinder virtual directories using the IIS Microsoft Management Console
  • 'SiteMinder'
  • 'SiteMinderCgi'
  • 'SiteMinderMonitor'
  • 'netegrity_docs'

Remove Leftover Services

After uninstalling the Policy Server and rebooting the machine, the following services may not be removed:

• SiteMinder Health Monitor Service
• SiteMinder Policy Server
• SNMP Agent

To manually remove leftover services

1. Stop each service.
2. Remove the following Windows registry key, as necessary:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<Registry_Key_Name>
   

   Registry_Key_Name

   Specifies the registry key name of the service that is to be removed:

   • SMServMon (SiteMinder Health Monitor Service)
   • SMPolicySrv (SiteMinder Policy Server)
   • Agent Service (SNMP Agent)

   The leftover services are removed.