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Installing Web Server and Web Services Security Service Modules

# Uninstalling

The following sections describe how to uninstall the Web Server Security Service Module (SSM), the Web Services SSM, and the Service Control Manager (SCM):

- Uninstalling the Web Server SSM or Web Services SSM on Windows
- Uninstalling the Apache Web Server SSM or Web Services SSM on Solaris or Linux
- Uninstalling the SCM on Windows on page 8-4
- Uninstalling the SCM on Solaris or Linux

# Uninstalling the Web Server SSM or Web Services SSM on Windows

To uninstall the Security Service Module from a Windows platform, do the following:

1. Log in to the machine as Administrator.
2. Stop the Authorization and Role Mapping Engine (ARME) for the Security Service Module that you are uninstalling: `ARME.admin.``hostname.`
3. Stop the Service Control Manager (SCM).
4. Click Start, select Programs>BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security>Security Service Module>Uninstall Combo Security Service Manager.

The Uninstall Welcome window appears.

5. Click Next.

The Choose Components window appears.

6. If you have multiple SSM types installed, clear the check boxes for the SSMs you want to keep on the machine, select the SSMs you want to uninstal (IIS, Apache, or Web Service), and click Next.

The Uninstall Options window appears.

7. If the SSMs you elect to uninstall are the only AquaLogic Enterprise Security products installed on this machine, you are presented with the following three options; otherwise you are only given the option of uninstalling the SSM directory.

- Uninstall the SCM instance
- Uninstall the SCM instance and delete its directory
- Delete the SSM directory

8. Select the desired options, and click Next.

Note: If the directories contain user generated files that you want to save (for example, files in the`/log` or `/ssl` directories), do not delete the directories.

The BEA Uninstaller window appears and the uninstall process begins.

As the uninstall process runs, a checklist is displayed, listing the uninstallation tasks as they complete. After the product is removed, the "uninstall complete" message appears.

9. Click Done.
10. If you have uninstalled all of the AquaLogic Enterprise Security products from your computer, and you do not know the passwords for the related ALES users and groups, you must delete those users and groups before can perform another install. To delete the ALES users and groups, perform the following steps:

1. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools, click on Computer Management, and expand Local Users and Groups.
2. Select Users and delete the Administration Application user (asiadmin by default) and the Service Control Manager user (scmuser by default)
3. Select Groups and delete the ALES administrators group (asiadgrp) and the ALES users group (asiusers)

11. You have successfully removed the SSM product software from your computer.

# Uninstalling the Apache Web Server SSM or Web Services SSM on Solaris or Linux

To run the graphical mode uninstallation program, your console must support a Java-based GUI. If the uninstallation program determines that your system cannot support a Java-based GUI, the uninstallation program automatically starts in console mode.

To uninstall the Security Service Module from a Solaris platform:

1. Log in to the machine as root (or su root).
2. Stop the Authorization and Role Mapping Engine (ARME) for the Security Service Module that you are uninstalling: `ARME.admin.``hostname.`
3. Stop the Service Control Manager (SCM).
4. Open a command shell and go to the uninstall directory for the product, for example:

`BEA_HOME``/ales21-ssm/uninstall`

where:

`BEA_HOME``/ales21-ssm` represents the directory in which you installed the product.

5. At the command prompt, type `uninstall.sh`.

The BEA Uninstaller window appears and the uninstall process begins.

Note: If your system supports a graphical user interface, the uninstallation program starts in graphical mode. If your system does not support a graphical user interface, the uninstallation program starts in console mode.

6. Respond to the prompts to uninstall the product.

Note: When you uninstall a SSM, if it is the only remaining AquaLogic Enterprise Security product on the machine, you are given the option of uninstalling the SCM. If you want to uninstall the Service Control Manager, check the Uninstall SCM box and click Next.

As the uninstall process runs, a checklist is displayed, listing the uninstallation tasks as they complete. After the product is removed, the "uninstall complete" message appears.

1. If you system supports a graphical user interface, click Done.

You have successfully removed Security Service Module from your computer.

Note: If you elected to uninstall the SCM, it is also uninstalled.

# Uninstalling the SCM on Windows

Note: If you elected to uninstall the Service Control Manager (SCM) when you uninstalled the Security Service Module (SSM), this task is not necessary.

To uninstall the Service Control Manager from a Windows platform, do the following:

Note: Before uninstalling the Service Control Manager, you must remove all Security Service Modules from your machine. If a Security Service Module is still installed on your machine, the uninstall program does not allow you to uninstall the Service Control Manager.

1. Log in to the machine as Administrator.
2. Stop the Service Control Manager (SCM): `ALES Service Control Manager`.
3. Click Start, select Programs>BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security>Service Control Manager>Uninstall Service Control Manager.

The Uninstall Welcome window appears.

4. Click Next.

The BEA Uninstaller window appears and the uninstall process begins.

As the uninstall process runs, a checklist is displayed, listing the uninstallation tasks as they complete. After the product is removed, the "uninstall complete" message appears.

5. Click Done.

You have successfully removed the Service Control Manager from your computer.

Note: The Uninstall program does not completely remove the AquaLogic Enterprise Security software from your machine. Remnants of the software installation remain, such as ALES users and groups. You can remove these manually. For removal instructions, see Additional Steps for Uninstalling the SCM on Windows

## Additional Steps for Uninstalling the SCM on Windows

After the uninstall completes, you may notice that ALES users and groups have not been removed. You may remove these manually or you may want to keep them.

Note: If you know the passwords for `asiadmin` and `scmuser` (the passwords that were entered during a previous install, rather than accepting the defaults), then you may leave these users in place and enter those passwords when you reinstall the product.

To remove users and groups, open the Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Local Users and Groups window and delete the following users and groups:

- The Administration Application user (asiadmin by default)
- The Service Control Manager user (scmuser by default)
- The ALES administrators group (asiadgrp)
- The ALES users group (asiusers)

# Uninstalling the SCM on Solaris or Linux

Note: If you elected to uninstall the Service Control Manager when you uninstalled the Security Service Module, this task is not necessary.

To run the graphical mode uninstallation program, your console must support a Java-based GUI. If the uninstallation program determines that your system cannot support a Java-based GUI, the uninstallation program automatically starts in console mode.

To uninstall the Service Control Manager from a Unix platform:

Note: Before uninstalling the Service Control Manager, you must remove all Security Service Modules from your machine. If a Security Service Module is still installed on your machine, the uninstall program does not permit you to uninstall the Service Control Manager.

1. Log in to the machine as root (or su root).
2. Stop the Service Control Manager (SCM): `ALES Service Control Manager`.
3. Open a command shell and go to the directory where you installed the Service Control Manager, then go to the uninstall directory. For example:

`ALES_HOME``/ales21-scm/uninstall`

where:

`ALES_HOME``/ales21-scm` represents the directory in which you installed Service Control Manager component.

4. At the command prompt, type `uninstall.sh`.

The BEA Uninstaller window appears and the uninstall process begins.

Note: If your system supports a graphical user interface, the uninstallation program starts in graphical mode. If your system does not support a graphical user interface, the uninstallation program starts in console mode.

5. Respond to the prompts to uninstall the product.
6. If you system supports a graphical user interface, click Done.

You have successfully removed the Security Service Module from your computer.