When you have installed the target software on a remote
target, you can remove the software from this target during a remote
control session. Use the Target remote uninstall feature
to remove the target software from a remote target computer.
About this task
Use the Target remote uninstall option
to remotely uninstall the target software while in a remote control
session. To remove the target software, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Click .
- Select the operating system that is on the
target computer.
- Enter the relevant target information.
- Target Host
- Enter a host name or IP address for the target you want to remove
the software from.
- Target User Name
- Enter an admin ID for the target system.
Note: When Linux® is selected, the root ID is used by default.
- Target Password
- Enter an admin password for the target system.
- Advanced
- Click Advanced for more configuration options.
When
you select Windows in step 2 the following options
are available.
- Remove all instances
- To automatically remove all instances of the IBM® BigFix® Remote Control target software
that is contained in the Add Remove Programs section
of the Windows® operating
system registry, without any user interaction.
- Full registry search
- To search for any IBM BigFix Remote Control signatures
present in the Windows operating
system registry and not restricted to Add Remove programs only. The
list of all instances that are found is displayed. Choose which ones
to remove.
Note: If you choose both options, all instances of
the IBM BigFix Remote Control target that
are found after a full registry search, are automatically removed
without any user interaction.
When you select Linux in
step 2 the following
options are available.
- Delete backup configuration file
- To uninstall the IBM BigFix Remote Control target RPM
file and the /etc/ibmtrct.conf file is also deleted.
- Click OK.
Results
Note:
- If no instances are found in the search, an error is reported.
- If you do not select any advanced options the latest level of
target software that is installed, is automatically removed.
