Updated on 2024-01-12 GMT+08:00

Uninstalling an Agent

You can uninstall an agent from the database or application if you do not need to audit the database.

Prerequisites

You have installed an agent on the desired node.

Uninstalling the Agent from a Linux OS

  1. Log in to the node where the agent is installed as user root using SSH through a cross-platform remote access tool (such as PuTTY).
  2. Run the following command to access the directory where the decompressed xxx.tar.gz agent installation package is stored:

    cd directory containing the decompressed agent installation package

  3. Run the following command to check whether you have the permission for executing the uninstall.sh script:

    ll

    • If you do, go to 4.
    • If you do not, perform the following operations:
      1. Run the following command to get the script execution permission:

        chmod +x uninstall.sh

      2. Verify you have the required permissions.

  4. Run the following command to uninstall the agent:

    sh uninstall.sh

    If the following information is displayed, the agent has been uninstalled successfully:

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    uninstall audit agent...
    exist os-release file
    stopping audit agent
    audit agent stopped
    stop audit_agent success
    service audit_agent does not support chkconfig
    uninstall audit agent completed!