Uninstall the GlobalProtect App for Mac
Use the following steps to uninstall the GlobalProtect
app from your Mac endpoint. Keep in mind that by uninstalling the
app, you no longer have VPN access to your corporate network and
your endpoint will not be protected your company’s security policies.
Only
users with administrator privileges can uninstall the GlobalProtect
app from Mac endpoints.
On Mac endpoints, you can use
the Mac installation program (in this case, the GlobalProtect Installer)
to uninstall a program. To uninstall the GlobalProtect app from
your endpoint, install the GlobalProtect software package, and then
launch the GlobalProtect Installer. The GlobalProtect Installer
prompts you to install the
Uninstall GlobalProtect
package.
After you install the Uninstall GlobalProtect
package
successfully, the GlobalProtect app is removed from the endpoint.If
you no longer have the GlobalProtect Installer on your Mac endpoint,
you can uninstall GlobalProtect by running the following command
from the command line:
sudo /Applications/GlobalProtect.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall_gp.sh
- Log in to the GlobalProtect portal.
- Launch your web browser and go to the following URL:https://<portal address or name>Example:http://gp.acme.com
- On the portal login page, enter yourName(username) andPassword, and then clickLOG IN. In most instances, you can use the same username and password that you use to connect to your corporate network.
- Navigate to the app download page.In most instances, the app download page appears immediately after you log in to the portal.If your system administrator has enabled GlobalProtect Clientless VPN access, the application page opens after you log in to the portal (instead of the app download page). SelectGlobalProtect Agentto open the download page.
- Download the app.
- ClickDownload Mac 32/64 bit GlobalProtect agent.
- When prompted,Runthe software.
- When prompted again,Runthe GlobalProtect Installer.
- Uninstall GlobalProtect.
- From the GlobalProtect Installer, clickContinue.
- On theDestination Selectscreen, clickContinue.
- On theInstallation Typescreen, select theUninstall GlobalProtectpackage check box, and then clickContinue:
- ClickInstallto confirm that you want to remove the GlobalProtect app.
- When prompted, enter yourUser NameandPassword, and then clickInstall Softwareto uninstall GlobalProtect.
- Confirm that the GlobalProtect app is no longer installed.A message pops up, confirming that theUninstall GlobalProtectpackage was successfully installed. This confirmation indicates that the GlobalProtect app has been removed from your endpoint.
