From b788e092e91e8783e7863a72fc17ddb37741adae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "mergify[bot]" <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 19:49:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fix uninstall warning about current directory (#1368) (#1370) * Fix uninstall warning about current dir * fixup (cherry picked from commit 41856050173229a2ee45ecfc534a71c99b122655) Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle <41695641+kilfoyle@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc | 13 ++++++++----- .../elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc | 13 ++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc index b8ff95146..82514dbd7 100644 --- a/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/ingest-management/commands.asciidoc @@ -1105,16 +1105,19 @@ to remove files. [IMPORTANT] ==== -Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from the directory where {agent} is installed and not from the directory where you previously ran the `install` command. +Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from a directory outside of where {agent} is installed. --- - -include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[] +For example, on a Windows system the install location is `C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent`. Run the uninstall command from `C:\Program Files\Elastic` or `\tmp`, or even your default home directory: --- +[source,shell] +---- +C:\"Program Files"\Elastic\Agent\elastic-agent.exe uninstall +---- ==== +include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[] + [discrete] === Synopsis diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc index 0925851ad..38510dc16 100644 --- a/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/uninstall-elastic-agent.asciidoc @@ -7,7 +7,18 @@ To uninstall {agent}, run the `uninstall` command from the directory where {agent} is running. -IMPORTANT: Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from the directory where {agent} is running, as shown in the example below, and not from the directory where you previously ran the `install` command. Running the command from the wrong directory can leave the agent in an inconsistent state. +[IMPORTANT] +==== +Be sure to run the `uninstall` command from a directory outside of where {agent} is installed. + +For example, on a Windows system the install location is `C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent`. Run the uninstall command from `C:\Program Files\Elastic` or `\tmp`, or even your default home directory: + +[source,shell] +---- +C:\"Program Files"\Elastic\Agent\elastic-agent.exe uninstall +---- + +==== -- include::{ingest-docs-root}/docs/en/ingest-management/tab-widgets/uninstall-widget.asciidoc[]