How to uninstall the EventLog Analyzer service
Objective
This article provides step by step instructions to uninstall the EventLog Analyzer service.
Prerequisites
Access to EventLog Analyzer as an Admin/sudo user is required to execute .bat or .sh files.
Steps to follow
Step 1: Access EventLog Analyzer server.
Step 2: Stop EventLog Analyzer: Perform the following steps based on operating system to stop EventLog Analyzer service.
- For Windows:
- If running as Service, press Windows + R to open Run and type services.msc and click OK. Choose the ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer service and select Stop the service.
- If running as application, open CMD as administrator and navigate to <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin directory and execute the shutdown.bat command to stop the application.
- For Linux:
- If running as Service, navigate to <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin and execute the sh configureAsService.sh -t command.
- If running as an application, navigate to <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin directory and execute the shutdown.sh file in the terminal.
Step 3: Ensure clean shutdown: Execute the following files based on operating system from <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin folder
- For Windows: shutdown.bat, stopDB.bat and stopSEC.bat
- For Linux: shutdown.sh, stopDB.sh and stopSEC.sh
Step 4: Use the following commands based on the operating system to uninstall the service.
- Windows: Execute services.bat -r from <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin to uninstall service
- Linux: Execute sh configureAsService.sh -e from <EventLog Analyzer Home>\bin to uninstall service
Step 5: EventLog Analyzer is now uninstalled as service.
Tips
- Open the CMD or terminal with elevated permission (Administrator or root/sudo user) while executing .bat or .sh files.
- Ensure the background process is stopped while uninstalling the service.
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