Hi,

I need to remove SEP on about 50 machines by a batch and the current installation has a passowrd, so how may i add the password to the batch and i need to add two passwords which some of the machines still use the old password.

Thanks

use the -p switch

I believe you can only use -p once as there is no way to check for either one password or the other. That would require more complicated scripting

Why not use SEPPrep?

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH148513

You can use SEPprep tool for uninstall sep client.

SEPprep competitive product uninstall tool

See some thread

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/need-command-line-uninstalling-sep-11-password

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/uninstall-sep-11x-and-12x

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/need-command-line-uninstalling-sep-11-password

I didn't think this was possible.  I've not tried _Brian's suggestion myself, but Symantec suggests you disable the uninstall password first () as per:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH105827

What version of SEP are you trying to remove?  If it's an older version, then the below might help:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-sep-client-silently-using-command-line#comment-2270331

Check the attach article

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 Uninstall with a Password

http://easyadminscripts.blogspot.in/2012/12/symantec-endpoint-protection-12.html

Its SEP 12.1.4

It's going to come down to more complex scripting.

The biggest problem I see is when an incorrect password is entered SEP throws up and error message to which you need to click off of. So essentially it blocks brute force type methods. I can say there isn't an easy way around this.

It's better you can remove sep password and create batch file

1. msiexec /X {product uninstall key}
   For Example: msiexec.exe /x {A3AEEA68-AC93-4F6F-8D2D-78BBF7E422B8} /passive
   
   To generate a detailed uninstall log type:
   msiexec /X {product uninstall key} /I*v! log file path

• Example: msiexec /x {A3AEEA68-AC93-4F6F-8D2D-78BBF7E422B8} /lv!* c:\uninstallSEP.tx

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH102470

Did you ever get this working?

With SEP 12.1 , you cannot disable the password, it has to be done via SEPM only

do you see smsexit key? this does not work coz tamper protection will not let you to modify anything

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-uninstall-symantec-endpoint-client-if-uninstall-password-place

No solution yet

AFAIK you cannot bypass the uninstall installer, put them in a new group, take out the uninstall password.

use psexec to run the sepprep tool