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How to uninstall a Protected Agent (Mac)

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Written by Arick Disilva

Check out this article, to learn how to protect an Agent installation.

Because the Agent is tamper-resistant, uninstallation depends on who is performing it and which authorization method is used. There are currently two ways to uninstall a Protected Agent:

1. Uninstall by the Original User

The user who originally installed the Agent can uninstall directly, no password required:

sudo /usr/local/teramind/agent/bin/uninstall.sh

2. Uninstall with Dashboard Password

Any administrator can disarm protection using the password configured in the PROTECTED AGENT UNINSTALL PASSWORD field under Settings > Security > Agent Removal Protection section of the Teramind Dashboard.

This is a two-step process:

2.1: Disarm Protection

sudo "/usr/local/teramind/agent/bin/Teramind Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Teramind Agent" --noProtectionServerPassword '<dashboard_password>'

For example:

sudo "/usr/local/teramind/agent/bin/Teramind Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Teramind Agent" –noProtectionServerPassword 'mypass123'

The Agent will verify the password online against the password set on the Teramind Dashboard. On success, it will remove the protection marker.

2.2: Uninstall Normally

sudo /usr/local/teramind/agent/bin/uninstall.sh
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