University Computer Help Desk

Before You Begin

These instructions use the Terminal in Mac OS X. Terminal commands are case-sensitive; all Terminal commands shown below use lower-case letters. You must know your administrator password to perform these steps.

Uninstalling Cisco VPN Client via the Terminal

1. Open your hard drive.
2. Double-click Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
3. On the Terminal screen, type cd / (that is, "cd", followed by a space, and then "/").
4. Press Return.
5. Type cd /usr/local/bin (that is, "cd", followed by a space, and then "/usr/local/bin").
6. Press Return.
7. Type ls and press Return. Verify that vpn_uninstall is in the list results.
8. Type sudo ./vpn_uninstall (that is, "sudo", followed by a space, and then "./vpn_uninstall").
9. Press Return.
10. At the Password prompt, type in your administrator password and press Return. Note: no characters will show up when you type your password, but it accepts whatever you type in.
11. A prompt to confirm deletion will appear. Type yes and press Return.
12. A second confirmation prompt will appear. Type yes and press Return.
13. Once the process has completed you will see the following message: "Cisco Systems VPN client uninstall completed successfully."
14. Type exit and press Return. This will log you out of the Terminal.
15. Quit Terminal.