Technical Tip: Uninstalling the FortiDLP Agent from the Windows CLI

Description

This article describes how to uninstall the FortiDLP Agent from the Windows CLI.

Scope

FortiDLP.

Solution

The FortiDLP Agent can be removed via msiexec using the /x flag and the corresponding ProductCode for the specific version installed. A list of recently published ProductCodes can be found in the following article: Technical Tip: Each version of the FortiDLP Agent has a different ProductCode. 

For example, to remove the 11.3.3 x64 FortiDLP agent, execute the following:

msiexec /x "{75C6C17E-48B7-4063-BC4A-0DED6705A780}" /qn

If the version installed is missing from the list, contact FortiDLP Support.

Other flags such as /qn for silent execution can be applied as required. Further documentation can be found in the Command-Line Options. 

An alternate method for obtaining the ProductCode:

• The ProductCode for the currently installed version can also be obtained from Powershell with the following script, as the IdentifyingNumber is shown:
  
  

$applications = @()
$applications += Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*"
$applications += Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*"       
$applications | Where-Object DisplayName -Match FortiDLP| Select-Object DisplayName, PSChildName
DisplayName            PSChildName-----------            -----------FortiDLP Agent           {72A53D65-C6A0-46FE-93E2-F8D282B3DACE}

The Agent uninstallation password must be configured. If the Agent configuration in place requires an agent uninstallation password to be provided, an additional CLI attribute of X should be provided with the command containing the uninstallation password. For example:

msiexec /x "{72A53D65-C6A0-46FE-93E2-F8D282B3DACE}" /qn UNINSTALL_PASSWORD=password