Uninstalling NICI Keys, to Successfully install eDirectory 8.8 in Windows 2003

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By Mada Sailaja

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Posted: 17 May 2006

You may need to uninstall NICI keys in order to successfully install eDirectory 8.8 or later in Windows 2003.

Note: This solution is for testers. It works in an environment with Windows 2003, eDirectory 8.8 or later, and any version of NICI.

1. Uninstall NICI from Control panel add/remove programs.

2. Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Novell\NICI. Note that you cannot remove the system folder that has the keys.

3. Go to Properties of the system folder.

4. Click Security and then OK.

5. Choose Advanced > Owner > Administrator.

6. Select "Replace owner on subcontainer and objects" option and click Apply. Now you have the correct permissions on the system folder.

7. Remove the entire NICI folder.

It was difficult to remove NICI. But this cool tip really helped.
could have added some snapshots also to make it more better.
i was able to delete the keys but not the directory structure. I renamed the old directory (winnt-old) but it was alway annoying to see it sitting there. this let me FINALLY! blow away the old directory.

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