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Clarkson VPN Removal Instructions

To remove the Clarkson Forticlient VPN from your machine, you must have administrative privileges.

If you have a Clarkson-owned Windows computer, please contact the HelpDesk for assistance.

Choose an arrow below to expand for installation instructions:

Uninstall on Windows 10 or 11

Note: you will need an Administrator-level account to complete this process. 

  1. Open the FortiClient by right-clicking the FortiClient icon in the task bar and selecting "Open FortiClient Console"
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  2. Select the "Zero Trust Telemetry" tab
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  3. Click the "Disconnect" button to disconnect your client from the management system
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  4. Use the Add/Remove programs feature in System Settings to uninstall the client
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Uninstall on MacOS

Note: These instructions have been written based on MacOS 15 (Sequoia).

  1. Open the FortiClient
  2. Go to the Zero Trust Telemetry tab and click the "Disconnect" button to disconnect your client from the management system

  3. Open a terminal window to manually remove FortiClient references using the following commands:

     

    cd /

    cd Library/LaunchDaemons

    sudo rm -rf com.fortinet.forticlient.*

    cd /

    cd "Library/Application Support/Fortinet"

    sudo rm -R FortiClient

     

    After running the commands, reboot the Mac and run FortiClientUninstaller from the Applications Folder.

Uninstall on iOS

1. Long-tap on the FortiClient app and select "Remove App"

Uninstall on Linux
Unstall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or derivatives or Fedora
  1. Disconnect from the FortiClient management system
    sudo /opt/forticlient/epctrl -u
  2. Uninstall the package
    sudo dnf remove forticlient
  3. Remove the repository
    sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/fortinet.repo
    dnf clean all
Uninstall on Ubuntu
  1. Disconnect from the FortiClient management system
    sudo /opt/forticlient/epctrl -u
  2. Uninstall the package
    sudo apt-get remove forticlient
  3. Remove the repository
    sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/forticlient.list
  4. Refresh apt
    sudo apt update

 

 

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