UnInstalling Zimbra on Linux

For Mac OS

Download the file install-mac.sh.

As root, run the command ./install-mac.sh -u. That should do it.

All Other Operating Systems

As root:
1) Run the commands:
su – zimbra
zmcontrol stop
exit
(you should be root after you run exit)

2a) Run the command: ps -ef | grep -i zimbra
If you see running processes
2b) Kill any lingering processes: kill -9 <pid>

3a) Run the command: df
If you see "amavisd"
3b) run command: umount /opt/zimbra/amavisd<-new-blah>/tmp

4) cd /<tmp_tar_install_dir>/zcs/

5) Run the command: ./install.sh -u

6) Run the following commands to complete the unistall:
rm -rf /opt/zimbra
rm -rf /var/log/*zimbra*
rm -rf /tmp/*zimbra*
rm -rf /tmp/hsperfdata*
rm -rf /tmp/install.*
rm -rf /tmp/*swatch*
rm -rf /tmp/log*

Ensure that you removed ALL the files owned by the user zimbra AND that contain the name "zimbra" in:
/var/log/
/tmp/

7) Run the following commands to delete the users and groups:
userdel zimbra
userdel postfix
groupdel zimbra
groupdel postfix
8) Remove the line "/dev/shm /opt/zimbra/amavisd-new-2.4.1/tmp tmpfs defaults,users,size=150m,mode=777 0 0" from /etc/fstab.

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