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Sun ONE Meta-Directory 5.1.1 Installation Guide

Chapter 6
Uninstalling Meta-Directory

Sun ONE Meta-Directory 5.1.1 provides a utility to uninstall the complete software suite or remove only selected components.

This chapter contains these sections:

Note: The silent uninstall option is not supported.

Uninstalling on Solaris Systems

Note

Before starting the uninstallation process, ensure that the Directory Server containing the Configuration Directory is running.

    To uninstall Meta-Directory from a Solaris system
  1. Log onto the system as Superuser (root).
  2. Locate the directory where Meta-Directory is installed.
  3. Run ./uninstall.sh file from the directory.
  4. Select the default All to remove all components of Meta-Directory.

    5. Alternately, you can remove individual components by selecting them from the list that is displayed.

  5. Enter the configuration administrator ID and password to remove the data that has been updated to the server.

    6. The uninstall utility will now remove most of the files.

  6. Manually remove any remaining files to complete the uninstall process.

    7. See /tmp/install.log for details of the uninstallation process.

Uninstalling on Windows Systems

Note

  • Ensure that the Directory Server containing the Configuration Directory is running, before you begin the uninstallation.
  • Uninstalling Meta-Directory 5.1.1 that shares the same installation directory of Directory Server 5.2 is a special case. See the "Uninstalling Meta-Directory 5.1.1 and Directory Server 5.2 if they Cohabit," section for specific instructions to perform this uninstallation.

    To uninstall Meta-Directory on Windows-based systems
  1. Start the uninstallation program: Do one of the following:
    1. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel.
    2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Click Yes when prompted ‘If you are sure you would like to remove this item’.

      3. - Or -

    3. Using Windows Explorer, locate the directory where Meta-Directory is installed. By default, the installation directory is C:\Program Files\Sun\ Servers\.
    4. Double-click uninst.exe file.
  2. Select the components to remove, and then click Uninstall.
    • To remove specific components only: Deselect the components you want to retain, and then click Uninstall.
    • To remove specific subcomponents: Select the component, and then click Sub Component. This displays a list of subcomponents. Select the desired subcomponents and click Continue. Once complete, click Uninstall.

      • Note

      Certain components have dependencies on other components and cannot be removed without selecting both the components. If you select a component that has a dependency on another that was not selected, a message will be displayed suggesting you to select that component.

  3. Enter the configuration administrator ID and password, and then click OK. This removes the data that has been updated to the server.

    4. After the uninstall process is completed, a message displays that some files have not been removed. You must manually remove these files to complete the uninstallation. For more details, see the %TEMP%Install.log file.

  4. Manually remove any remaining Meta-Directory files.

Uninstalling Meta-Directory 5.1.1 and Directory Server 5.2 if they Cohabit

    To uninstall Meta-Directory 5.1.1 if it cohabits with Directory Server 5.2
  1. Uninstall Meta-Directory as described in "Uninstalling on Windows Systems" section. When performing Step 2, do not select the ‘Server Core Components’ and ‘Administration Services’ options.
    Since, the Administration Server shares these components with the Directory Server and Meta-Directory server.
  2. Using regedit (from Start > Run > type regedit to start the registry editor), modify the RootPath key value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sun\Administration\5.2 to contain ‘/’ instead of ‘\’ (path delimiter).
    For example, D:\Sun\Servers must be modified to D:/Sun/Servers.

    Caution

    Modifying the registry key values could result in improper functioning of the system. You must have the expertise when using the registry editor for the modifying the registry keys.

  3. Perform a complete uninstallation of the Directory Server. For details on this procedure, see Directory Server Installation Guide.
  4. Delete the directories where Directory Server and Meta-Directory were installed.
  5. Remove the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sun ONE Server
  6. If other Sun ONE products are not installed, then remove the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sun


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