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Introduction

To remove/uninstall Kerberos for Macintosh 4.0.x on Mac OS 8 and 9, you should the "uninstall" feature of the installer.

If for some reason you must remove Kerberos for Macintosh by hand, see below.

NOTE: If you are thinking of removing Kerberos for Macintosh 4.0.x because it is telling you that it has expired, you should instead download an updated version of Kerberos for Macintosh.

Uninstallation by Hand

The information below is provided for reference. You should use the uninstall feature of the installer to remove Kerberos for Macintosh. You should not uninstall by hand unless absolutely necessary.

WARNING: Be very careful when deleting files to make sure you are deleting the ones listed below, otherwise you may delete a file vital to the operating system and make your system unusable.

In your System Folder, remove the following files:

• From the Application Support folder:

Kerberos (folder) (only present on Mac OS 8.6 and later)

• From the Control Panels folder:

Kerberos
Kerberos.debug

• From the Control Strip Modules folder:

Kerberos Control Strip

• From the Extensions folder:

Kerberos Menu
Kerberos Ticket Keeper

(only present on Mac OS 8.5 and earlier)
Kerberos Library
Kerberos Library.debug
Kerberos Support Library
Kerberos Support Library.debug

• From the Preferences folder:

Kerberos Preferences (this file may not be present on all systems)

After removing the Kerberos files, you should reboot your Macintosh, as some parts of Kerberos for Macintosh are still in memory and they will try to look for parts that you have just removed.

Notes

To reinstall Kerberos for Macintosh, run the Kerberos for Macintosh installer again. Instructions on how to get the installer are on the download page.

Related Webpages

• Uninstalling Kerberos for Macintosh on Mac OS X

Questions or comments? Send mail to macdev@mit.edu
Last updated on $Date: 2003/11/18 22:03:22 $
Last modified by $Author: smcguire $