Apple Remote Desktop - Uninstalling the Client Software from Client Computers

4 Quit System Preferences.
Uninstalling the Client Software from Client Computers
To remove Apple Remote Desktop client software from Mac OS X clients, you need to
remove a number of software components from each client system.
WARNING: Do not uninstall the client software. Disabling the client software is
sucient to stop Apple Remote Desktop system activity. See “Disabling the Client
Software” on page 51.
To uninstall client software:
1 Open Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities).
2 Delete the client pieces in /System/Library/, by using the following commands in the
Terminal application:
$ sudo rm -rf /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/RemoteDesktop.
menu
$ sudo rm -rf /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/
$ sudo rm -rf /System/Library/StartupItems/RemoteDesktopAgent/
3 Delete the client preferences in /Library/Preferences/ by using the following
commands in the Terminal application:
$ sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.ARDAgent.plist
$ sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteManagement.plist
4 Delete the client installation receipts in /Library/Receipts/, by using the following
commands in the Terminal application:
$ sudo rm -r /Library/Receipts/RemoteDesktopClient*
$ sudo rm -rf /var/db/RemoteManagement/
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