How do I perform a complete uninstall of the Group Policy Administrator Repository? (NETIQKB38377)

Document ID:7738377
Creation Date:02-Feb-2007
Modified Date:10-Mar-2008
- Micro Focus Products:
  Group Policy Administrator

Resolution

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How do I perform a complete uninstall of the Group Policy Administrator Repository?

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 3.0

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x

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In order to completely uninstall the Group Policy Administrator Repository, perform the following steps on the SQL server running the Repository:

Run the Setup.exe logged in as a user who has full permissions in SQL.
Click Begin Setup.
Select NetIQ GPA server and Next.
Select Remove and Next and Next.
When the uninstall is complete, Launch the SQL tool 'Enterprise Manager'.
Connect to the local SQL server and expand Databases.
Right-click the GPO_REPOSITORY database and select Delete.
Select Yes to the confirmation page to delete the database.
Verify that the below files are not present in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data:

GPO_REPOSITORY.mdf
GPO_REPOSITORY_log.LDF

To remove container created by GPA in Active Directory, launch Active Directory Users and Computers.
Select View | Advanced Features.
If this is the only Repository Server for this domain, you can delete the FullArmor container down.
If there are other Repository Servers, expand FullArmor container and delete the container under FAZAM GP Repository Server named after the server.

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB38377