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Question
The following document has the information how to install agents as a non-root user.
Installing agents as a non-root user
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/uninstall_agents.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/uninstall_agents.html
However, the following document does not mention anything about non-root user and there is no documents how to uninstall agents that were installed and configured as a non-root user.
Uninstalling your agents
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/uninstall_agents.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/uninstall_agents.html
Is there a specific way to uninstall APM DB2® Agent that was installed and configured as a non-root instance user?
Answer
Use the steps in (a) or (b).
(a) If you want to uninstall APM DB2® Agent that was installed and configured as a non-root instance user, do the following steps.
1. Remove instance as the non-root instance user
<install_dir>/bin/db2-agent.sh remove <instance_name>
2. Uninstall APM DB2® Agent as the non-root instance user
<install_dir>/bin/db2-agent.sh uninstall
3. Update auto restart script as root user
<install_dir>/bin/UpdateAutoRun.sh
The sample is following:
# su - db2inst1
Last login: Fri May 22 13:30:21 JST 2020 on pts/5
$
$ /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/db2-agent.sh remove db2inst1
Removing instance db2inst1 of Monitoring Agent for DB2...
Do you want to continue [1 - yes, 2 - no, "1" is default]?Sourcing db2profile for user db2inst1
Processing. Please wait...
Stopping Monitoring Agent for DB2 ...
Monitoring Agent for DB2 was stopped gracefully.
Instance db2inst1 removed.
$
$ /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/db2-agent.sh uninstall
*********** Fri May 22 13:42:11 JST 2020 ******************
User : db2inst1 Group: db2iadm1
Host name : linux02 Installer Lvl:08.14.00.01
Home : /home/db2inst1/apm/agent
***********************************************************
Monitoring Agent for DB2 for platform Linux x86_64 R2.6, R3.0 (64 bit) removed from /home/db2inst1/apm/agent
uninstall.sh warning: You have to be a root user to update auto restart script. Execute /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/UpdateAutoRun.sh as root.
All agents are uninstalled. In order to uninstall any remaining monitoring components execute: /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/smai-agent.sh uninstall_all
$
$ exit
logout
# /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/UpdateAutoRun.sh
Automatic start at system initialization has been configured.
Automatic stop at system shutdown has been configured.
#
(b) If you want to uninstall all the components as well as APM DB2® Agent, do the following steps.
1. Remove instance as the non-root instance user
<install_dir>/bin/db2-agent.sh remove <instance_name>
2. Uninstall all the components as the non-root instance user
<install_dir>/bin/smai-agent.sh uninstall_all
The sample is following:
# su - db2inst1
Last login: Fri May 22 13:30:21 JST 2020 on pts/5
$
$ /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/db2-agent.sh remove db2inst1
Removing instance db2inst1 of Monitoring Agent for DB2...
Do you want to continue [1 - yes, 2 - no, "1" is default]?Sourcing db2profile for user db2inst1
Processing. Please wait...
Stopping Monitoring Agent for DB2 ...
Monitoring Agent for DB2 was stopped gracefully.
Instance db2inst1 removed.
$
$ /home/db2inst1/apm/agent/bin/smai-agent.sh uninstall_all
Uninstalling all components...
The following components will be uninstalled:IBM Monitoring Shared Libraries
IBM GSKit Security Interface
Monitoring Agent for DB2Installation directory /home/db2inst1/apm/agent will be removed.Do you want to continue [1 - yes, 2 - no, "1" is default]?
*********** Fri May 22 13:55:21 JST 2020 ******************
User : db2inst1 Group: db2iadm1
Host name : linux02 Installer Lvl:08.14.00.01
Home : /home/db2inst1/apm/agent
***********************************************************
Removing: /home/db2inst1/apm/agentuninstall.sh warning: Purging /home/db2inst1/apm/agentroot user access is required to remove automatic restart files
Password:
Uninstallation completed successfully
$
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