Installation guide

Uninstalling Directory Server
110 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • December 2003
3. From the Object menu, select Stop; you can also right-click to choose this
option from the pop-up menu.
4. When the server has stopped, from the Object menu, choose Remove Server.
You can also right-click to choose this option from the pop-up menu.
5. When prompted, confirm that you want to remove the server instance.
Uninstalling Directory Server
To uninstall Directory Server from a machine, use the uninstallation utility. To
remove a specific instance of Directory Server, follow the instructions provided
in “Removing a Directory Server Instance,” on page 109.
The sections that follow provide instructions for:
• Uninstalling the Server on UNIX Systems
• Uninstalling Directory Server on Windows Systems
Uninstalling the Server on UNIX Systems
To uninstall Directory Server running on a UNIX system:
1. Log in to your system as super user (root).
2. Navigate to the directory where Directory Server is installed.
The default path is
/usr/netscape/servers.
3. Run ./uninstall.
CAUTION You will not receive a warning before proceeding with the
uninstallation of the Directory Server which contains your
configuration information under the
o=NetscapeRoot suffix.
The configuration Directory Server containing the
o=NetscapeRoot suffix contains the configuration data for your
deployment, and should not therefore be uninstalled before
dependent Directory Servers. It is the first Directory Server you
install and we strongly recommend that it be the last one you
uninstall.