Uninstall CF8 on Mac OSX

Hi,

If you checked the form field for CF to start with the system, which is the default in the installer, I believe, there should be a launch deamon file in the root user's Library/LaunchDaemons or Library/LauchAgent (I always forget which) or in the root user System/Library/LaunchDaemons or System/Library/LauchAgent.

Because ColdFusion requires administrative control to install, it's launch scripts *should* be in one of those four folders at the top/root level of the Mac HD.

Even if it's not, you should be okay to reinstall (with CF overwriting this file during the installation process). The big thing is getting the CF Application files off the machine first.

Have you tried to reinstall?

Best,
Craig

While the uninstaller is certainly much easier, it's not too bad to uninstall CF8 manually from a Mac. Did you try to use your Mac system password during the uninstall? I seem to recall this was the password it wanted (because the CF installer requires the super user (sudo) username/password when you install it so that it can write files and apps to the Mac with the right permissions).

If the super user password (i.e., your logon password) doesn't work to uninstall, the following should get you set:
Go into your Applications folder and remove (trash it) the folder for either JRun (if you installed multiserver config) or ColdFusion (if you tried a stand alone install).

For the most part, just removing the CF app server folder is sufficient. It's pretty self-contained (I have two versions of CF on my Mac and they don't spread files around that I can find).

The one exception is if you indicated during the installation that you want CF to start on system start-up, a script to launch CF will have been written to your Mac (in one of the folders noted below).

Check the following folders for ColdFusion-related items:
1) /System/Library/
In this folder, make sure there isn't an entry to auto-start CF in either the LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemon, or StartupItems subfolders. (these should be clear of CF items)
2) /Library/
A few subfolders in here to check: Application Support, LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons
3) /Users/yourusername/Library/
A couple subfolders to check here, too. LaunchAgents and Application Support

Finally, use spotlight to search for ColdFus and see if anything of note comes up (just an extra step to be safe).

Once you remove the CF server application folder and clear and Daemons, you should be good to go to reinstall.