Removing a Card Reader

You might need to remove an external card reader from a system when a user no longer needs to use a smart card, or when you want to move the card reader to another system. Be sure to remove the card reader logically before you disconnect the physical device.

To Remove a Card Reader (Console)

1. Click Card Readers in the Navigation pane.

2. Select the card reader in the Console pane that you want to remove.

3. Select Remove Terminal from the Action menu.

4. Click OK to remove the card reader.

5. Restart ocfserv, if prompted.

   The ocfserv process is restarted the next time you use the Smartcard Console or execute the smartcard command.

To Remove a Card Reader (Command Line)

1. Become superuser on the system with the card reader to be removed.

2. Remove the card reader.

   # smartcard -c admin -t terminal -r user_friendly_reader_name -x delete

3. (Optional) Unplug the external card reader from the port.

4. Stop ocfserv.

   # pkill ocfserv

   The ocfserv process is restarted the next time you use the Smartcard Console or execute the smartcard command.