Novell IMANAGER - INSTALLATION V2.7 Installation Manual

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Uninstalling iManager 2.7331novdocx (en) 16 April 20103Uninstalling iManager 2.7This section explains how to uninstall iManager on the following platforms: Section 3.1, “Linux,” on page 31 Section 3.2, “Windows,” on page 32 Section 3.3, “iManager Workstation,” on page 32IMPORTANT: As a precaution, before uninstalling iManager, back up any custom content or otherspecial iManager files that you want to preserveThere is no specific sequence in which iManager or the associated third-party components must beuninstalled.There are, of course, ramifications to uninstalling any of these components. For example, if youuninstall either the Web server or the servlet container, you cannot run iManager. Also, on allplatforms, the uninstall removes only files that it installed in the first place. If there are files thatwere created by the application (for example, the log files and auto-generated configuration files thatare created while Tomcat runs), these are not deleted by the uninstall because it did not install them.Likewise, if you have created new files or modified existing files within the directory structure thatwas originally laid down during the install, these files are not removed by the uninstall. This is asafeguard so that data is not unintentionally deleted when a product is uninstalled.Uninstalling iManager does not affect any of the RBS configurations that you have set in your tree.The uninstall procedure does not remove log files or custom content.After running the iManager uninstaller, ensure that the following directories are removed tocompletely uninstall the iManager. var/opt/novell/iManager/ /etc/opt/novell/iManager/ /var/opt/novell/tomcat5/ /etc/opt/novell/tomcat5/If you try reinstalling iManager when these directories are not cleaned, the installation does notsuccessfully complete and the installer throws some errors.3.1 LinuxRoot access is required for uninstalling.1 Open a shell and execute the following command:/var/opt/novell/iManager/nps/UninstallerData/UninstalliManagerAs noted during the uninstall routine, the iManager uninstall process does not uninstall NICI. Youcan uninstall NICI separately, if desired.

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