JacqueHarper
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Mac OS X

Q: Unsintall OS X Server (5.0.15) from my Mac (running Yosemite)?

I would like to be able to uninstall OS X Server (version 5.0.15) from my mac - currently running Yosemite 10.10.5.

 

I purchased OS X Server from the App Store, hoping to resolve some problems I was having with shared files. But, the file sharing in OS X Server did not seem to add anything to the file sharing already present in the OS, and may have caused problems with some shared files. So I want to return to the built-in file sharing, with all of OS X Server removed.

 

Thank you!

Posted on Jan 18, 2016 9:07 AM

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Q: Unsintall OS X Server (5.0.15) from my Mac (running Yosemite)?

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 18, 2016 1:47 PM in response to JacqueHarper
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    Jan 18, 2016 1:47 PM in response to JacqueHarper

    Move the Server application to the Trash, confirm, and empty. Delete the following items (some may not exist):

    /.ServerBackups
    /var/db/.ServerSetupDone
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.serverd.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_accounts.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_certs.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_info.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
    /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd
    /Library/Server

  • by JacqueHarper,

    JacqueHarper JacqueHarper Apr 2, 2016 7:15 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 2, 2016 7:15 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Thank you (sorry for taking so long to acknowledge your reply).

     

    I got distracted, and in the meantime upgraded to El Capitan 10.11.4; and Server is now at version 5.1.

     

    Do the newer versions of OS and Server change the recommendation given:

    Move the Server application to the Trash, confirm, and empty. Delete the following items (some may not exist):

    /.ServerBackups
    /var/db/.ServerSetupDone
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.serverd.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_accounts.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_certs.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_info.plist
    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
    /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd
    /Library/Server

    Thanks!