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How to Uninstall the Policy Server and Documentation on UNIX Systems

Uninstalling the Policy Server and documentation on UNIX systems requires you to:

1. Shut down all instances of the Policy Server Management Console.
2. Make sure no Web Agents are configured to use the Policy Server you are uninstalling:
   1. Navigate to: <Agent_install_directory>/config

      Agent_install_directory

      Specifies the Web Agent Installation directory.

   2. Open the SmHost.conf file in a text editor.
   3. Remove the Policy Server from the SmHost.conf file by deleting the entire line that begins “policyserver=” and contains the IP Address and port numbers for the Policy Server you are uninstalling.
   4. Save SmHost.conf.

      Note: Refer to the Web Agent Guide and the Web Agent Installation Guide for information on modifying the SmHost.conf file.

3. Use the smuser account to log into the UNIX environment, and run stop-all, located in the /siteminder directory, to stop the SiteMinder processes.
4. (Optional) Save the policy store data to an .smdif file using the smobjexport tool.
5. (Optional) Remove the policy store using one of the following tools:
   • To remove a policy store stored in an LDAP directory, use smldapsetup.
   • To remove a policy store stored in an Oracle database, use sm_oracle_ps_delete.ps.
6. Remove the Policy Server.
7. Remove SiteMinder references from the obj.conf file.
8. Remove leftover items.
9. Uninstall the documentation.