How to uninstall Fleet's agent (fleetd)

You can uninstall fleetd directly on a device or remotely through Fleet.

Uninstall fleetd on macOS

To remove fleetd from a Mac:

1. Download the macOS uninstall script.
2. Open the Terminal app.
3. Navigate to where you saved the script: cd /path/to/your/script
4. Make the script executable: chmod +x uninstall-fleetd-macos.sh
5. Run the script: sudo ./uninstall-fleetd-macos.sh

Uninstall fleetd on Windows

To remove fleetd from a Windows device:

1. Download the Windows uninstall script.
2. Open PowerShell as administrator (right-click and select Run as administrator).
3. Navigate to where you saved the script: cd C:\path\to\your\script
4. Run the script: .\uninstall-fleetd-windows.ps1

Note: When running unsigned PowerShell scripts, you are likely to receive a warning, and will need to adjust the Execution Policy. One example is: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process. This will bypass all warnings and prompts for the current PowerShell session.

Uninstall fleetd on Linux

To remove fleetd from a Linux device:

1. Download the Linux uninstall script.
2. Open your terminal.
3. Navigate to where you saved the script: cd /path/to/your/script
4. Make the script executable: chmod +x uninstall-fleetd-linux.sh
5. Run the script: sudo ./uninstall-fleetd-linux.sh

Uninstall fleetd remotely

To remove fleetd from a device through Fleet:

1. Add the uninstall script for macOS, Windows, or Linux to Fleet as a script.
2. Go to the device's Host details page.
3. Select Actions > Run script and choose the uninstall script.

After uninstalling, the device will show as offline in Fleet until you delete it.

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