Uninstall Client for OES 2 without requiring a reboot

  • Document ID:7023330
  • Creation Date:05-Sep-2018
  • Modified Date:05-Sep-2018
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Client for Open Enterprise Server (Novell Client)

Environment

Client for Open Enterprise Server 2 SP4 (IR10)

Situation

In some cases, an administrator may want to uninstall Client for OES without an immediate reboot of the workstation.

Resolution

Beginning with Client for Open Enterprise Server 2 SP4 (IR10), a "norestart" (or "nr") switch has been added.

To uninstall the client silently and suppress the  reboot, use this command:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32 "C:\ProgramFiles\Novell\Client\ncsetup.dll" NWUninstallClient /s /norestart

OR

%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32 "C:\Program Files\Novell\Client\ncsetup.dll" NWUninstallClient /s /nr

Note:
  • The above command works only if the command prompt is opened in administrator mode.
  • After uninstalling the Client without rebooting, a restart of Windows is required before reinstalling the Client.