How Do I Uninstall a Database Audit Agent?

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:

   1 2 3 4 5 6 7

   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!

Uninstalling the Agent from a Windows OS

1. Enter the directory where the agent installation file is stored.
2. Double-click the uninstall.bat file to uninstall the agent.
3. Verify the agent has been uninstalled.
   1. Open the Task Manager and verify the dbss_audit_agent process is stopped.
   2. Verify the entire agent installation directory has been deleted.