To ensure a successful uninstallation of Database Security on Linux platform, take the following precautions:
Check that no other user on the system is running Database Security server.
Check that no other user is accessing file resources related to Database Security server.
Make sure that the operating system account that is used to uninstall Database Security server has administrator rights.
Linux distribution must have RPM Package Manager installed. RPM Package Manager is used to uninstall Database Security server on these Linux distributions:
Oracle Enterprise Linux
SUSE Enterprise Linux
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The user account performing the uninstallation commands must be in the sudoers group to have sufficient rights. Each command is prefixed by sudo command.
Perform the following steps to complete uninstallation of server on Linux platform:
Open the command-line window.
To check the installed server, type the following command:
rpm -q mfe-dbs-serverThe package with server version and build is listed.
To uninstall the server, type the following command:
rpm -e mfe-dbs-serverNote
The command does not ask for any removal confirmation before completion.
Terminal shows a prompt for a few seconds as it processes the request.
Allow the uninstallation to complete.
RPM provides output by default only for warnings or errors.
To confirm successful uninstall, type the following command:
rpm -q mfe-dbs-serverUpon successful removal, no Database Security server package is found.
The Database Security server on Linux platform is uninstalled successfully.