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How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux

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This article will demonstrate how to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection on Red Hat Linux machine..

You must have superuser privileges to uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Protection client on the Linux computer. The procedure uses sudo to demonstrate this elevation of privilege

1) On the Linux computer, open a terminal application window

Applicaiton --> System Tools --> Terminals 

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2) Navigate to the Symantec Endpoint Protection installation folder with the following command:

cd /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus

This folder is the default installation path.

If it's install at custom path, navigate to that path.

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3) Use the built-in script to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection with the following command:

sudo ./uninstall.sh

Enter your password if prompted.

This script initiates the uninstallation of the Symantec Endpoint Protection components.

At the prompt, type Y and then press Enter.

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Uninstallation completes when the command prompt returns.

Linux machine may reboot to complete the uninstall process.

The log file for uninstallation of Symantec Endpoint Protection for Linux is under : /root/Sepfl-uninstall-log.

Similar info you may see under uninstall.log after successfull uninstall.

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On some operating systems, if the only contents of the /opt folder are the Symantec Endpoint Protection client files, the uninstaller script also deletes /opt. To recreate this folder, enter the following command: sudo mkdir /opt
 

 

Reference : Uninstalling the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO101762 

 


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