Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Installation - Agent
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 - 10.1 Installation - Agent
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 - 10.1 Installation - Agent
Situation
Although the ZCM agent can be uninstalled through add/remove programs, there is no way to automate this in a script or batch file.
Since 10.1 was released, it has been reported that using the quiet switch stops the uninstall program from exiting
Since 10.1 was released, it has been reported that using the quiet switch stops the uninstall program from exiting
Resolution
For the ability to uninstall automatically: This is fixed in version 10.1 - see KB 7001200 "ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with SP1 (10.1)" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
To uninstall the agent programmatically, use the command
"%ZENWORKS_HOME%\bin\zenworksuninstall.exe" --quiet
To uninstall the agent programmatically, use the command
"%ZENWORKS_HOME%\bin\zenworksuninstall.exe" --quiet
For the inability to use the quiet switch, this is fixed in version 10.1.2 - see KB 7001914 "ZENworks 10 Configuration Management 10.1.2a - patch information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
Additional Information
Using "%ZENWORKS_HOME%\bin\zenworksuninstall.exe" -help will show the available options for this command