Manually Uninstall the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent bin package

You can manually uninstall the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent .bin package if you choose not to use the uninstall script.

Prerequisites

• Log in as root or use sudo to run console commands.
• Log in to the Linux machine on which you installed the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent, open a terminal console and run pgrep liagent to verify that the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent is installed and running.

Procedure

1. Stop the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent daemon by running the following command
   sudo service liagentd stop or sudo /sbin/service liagentd stop for older Linux distributions.
2. Manually remove the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent files
   • /usr/lib/loginsight-agent - Daemon binary and license files directory.
   • /usr/bin/loginsight-agent-support - Used to generate the support bundle for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent.
   • /var/lib/loginsight-agent - Configuration files and database storage directory.
   • /var/log/loginsight-agent - Log directory for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent.
   • /var/run/liagent/liagent.pid - VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent PID file. If it is not deleted automatically, remove the file manually.
   • /etc/init.d/liagentd - Script directory for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Linux Agent daemon.
   • /usr/lib/systemd/system/liagentd.service