# How do I uninstall the Cisco VPN Client for Mac OS X?

The Cisco <span class="caps">VPN</span> Client on Mac OS X systems must be uninstalled by running a script via a terminal window. This may be useful to you, particularly if you now wish to use the built-in <span class="caps">VPN</span> client for <span class="caps">OSX</span> ( [http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/vpn/pptp/docs/macosx.html](http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/vpn/pptp/docs/macosx.html) ):

Please follow the instructions below:1\. Navigate to the following: Mac Hard Drive → Applications → Utilities  
2\. Start the ‘Terminal’ application.  
3\. Paste the following command into the Terminal window and hit enter:

*sudo /opt/cisco-vpnclient/bin/vpn\_uninstall*4\. Follow the instructions to remove the <span class="caps">VPN</span> Client and close the terminal  
application when it has finished.

**<span class="caps">NOTE</span>:** You will need have the admin password for your computer in order to run the script.

The above path is incorrect here are the correct instructions from Cisco’s web site;

The <span class="caps">VPN</span> Client uninstall script uninstalls any previous command-line or <span class="caps">GUI</span> version of the <span class="caps">VPN</span> Client from your workstation.

To uninstall the <span class="caps">VPN</span> Client for Mac OS X

Step 1 Open a terminal window.

Step 2 Run the following command:

sudo /usr/local/bin/vpn\_uninstall  
Step 3 Enter your password

Step 4 You are prompted to remove all profiles and certificates.

If you answer yes, all binaries, startup scripts, certificates, profiles, and any directories that were created during the installation process are removed.  
If you answer no, all binaries and startup scripts are removed, but certificates, profiles, and the vpnclient.ini file remain.