netdata/packaging/uninstaller: Update uninstall document (#5678)
* netdata/packaging/uninstaller: Update readme * netdata/packaging/uninstaller: In documentation, use correct path reference, also offer the alternative to existing installations
Paul Katsoulakis committed
Mar 22, 2019 at 10:55 UTC
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packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md
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@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ A workflow for uninstallation looks like this:
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NETDATA_PREFIX="<installation prefix>" # put what you used as a parameter to shell installed `--install` flag. Otherwise it should be empty
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NETDATA_ADDED_TO_GROUPS="<additional groups>" # Additional groups for a user running netdata process
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```
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-3. Download, chmod and run netdata-uninstaller.sh.
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+3. Run `netdata-uninstaller.sh` as follows
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+```
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+${NETDATA_PREFIX}/usr/libexec/netdata-uninstaller.sh --yes --env <environment_file>
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+```
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+Note: Existing installations may still need to download the file if it's not present.
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+To execute uninstall in that case, run the following commands:
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```
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/netdata-uninstaller.sh
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chmod +x ./netdata-uninstaller.sh
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./netdata-uninstaller.sh --yes --env <environment_file>
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```
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The default `environment_file` is `/etc/netdata/.environment`.
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Note: This uninstallation method assumes previous installation with netdata-installer.sh or kickstart script. Currently using it when netdata was installed by a package manager can work or cause unexpected results.