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Uninstalling the Password Sync Agent

About this task

You can use any of these options to uninstall the PSA from the Active Directory (AD) system.

Steps

  • Uninstall the PSA.

    Choose from:

    • Go to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features and double-click the Password Sync Agent item.

    • Run setup.exe for the installed version of the PSA and select Remove Password Sync Agent.

Result

The implementation DLL gets unloaded, and the database and log files are deleted. Only the binaries remain. The core password filter is still running under the LSA process. It imposes zero overhead on the domain controller because the implementation DLL has been unloaded. To remove the password filter itself (located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\ubidPassFilt.dll), restart the computer. After restarting the computer, you can delete the password filter and implementation binaries from the install folder.

You must reboot the computer again before reinstalling the PSA.