How to remove the Symantec DLP Linux agent

Products

• Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Discover

Issue/Introduction

How to remove the linux agent from RHEL or ubuntu 

Environment

RHEL 7.x and above

Ubuntu 22.04 and above

Cause

installed the endpoint agent to point to the wrong detection server.

Resolution

In the Tools direcotry of the Linux/Debian agent download is an uninstall_agent.sh. 

 

Ubuntu:

to find the package installed

sudo dpkg --list | grep -i symantec

To remove the package run the following:

sudo dpkg -r agentinstall

RHEL:

query the name of the DLP agent package

sudo rpm -qa | grep -i symantec

remove the DLP agent package

sudo rpm -e AgentInstall

 

Additional Information

NOTE:

ubuntu edpa install is named agentinstall, RHEL edpa install is named AgentInstall. These names are case sensitive.