fw ctl uninstall

Description

  1. Tells the operating system to stop passing packets to Firewall.

  2. Unloads the current Security Policy.

  3. Unloads the current Firewall Chain Modules (see fw ctl chain).

  4. Unloads the current Firewall Connection Modules except for RTM (see fw ctl conn).

Warnings:

  1. If you run the "fw ctl uninstall" command, the networks behind the Security Gateway become unprotected.

  2. If you run the "fw ctl uninstall" command and then the fw ctl install command, it does not restore the Security Policy.

    You must run one of these commands: fw fetch, or cpstart.

Syntax

fw [-d] ctl uninstall

Parameters

Parameter

Description

-d

Runs the command in debug mode.

Use only if you troubleshoot the command itself.

Best Practice - If you use this parameter, then redirect the output to a file, or use the script command to save the entire CLI session.