setup-ipsec-vpn/docs/uninstall.md

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Uninstall the VPN

• Uninstall using helper script
• Manually uninstall the VPN

Uninstall using helper script

To uninstall IPsec VPN, run the helper script:

Warning: This helper script will remove IPsec VPN from your server. All VPN configuration will be permanently deleted, and Libreswan and xl2tpd will be removed. This cannot be undone!

wget https://get.vpnsetup.net/unst -O unst.sh && sudo bash unst.sh

Click here if you are unable to download.

You may also use curl to download:

curl -fsSL https://get.vpnsetup.net/unst -o unst.sh && sudo bash unst.sh

Alternative script URLs:

https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn/raw/master/extras/vpnuninstall.sh
https://gitlab.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn/-/raw/master/extras/vpnuninstall.sh

Manually uninstall the VPN

Alternatively, you may manually uninstall IPsec VPN by following these steps. Commands must be run as root, or with sudo.

Warning: These steps will remove IPsec VPN from your server. All VPN configuration will be permanently deleted, and Libreswan and xl2tpd will be removed. This cannot be undone!

Steps

• First step
• Second step
• Third step
• Fourth step
• Optional
• When finished

First step

service ipsec stop
service xl2tpd stop
rm -rf /usr/local/sbin/ipsec /usr/local/libexec/ipsec /usr/local/share/doc/libreswan
rm -f /etc/init/ipsec.conf /lib/systemd/system/ipsec.service /etc/init.d/ipsec \
      /usr/lib/systemd/system/ipsec.service /etc/logrotate.d/libreswan \
      /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/libreswan.conf

Second step

Ubuntu & Debian

apt-get purge xl2tpd

CentOS/RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux & Amazon Linux 2

yum remove xl2tpd

Alpine Linux

apk del xl2tpd

Third step

Ubuntu, Debian & Alpine Linux

Edit /etc/iptables.rules and remove unneeded rules. Your original rules (if any) are backed up as /etc/iptables.rules.old-date-time. In addition, edit /etc/iptables/rules.v4 if the file exists.

CentOS/RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux & Amazon Linux 2

Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables and remove unneeded rules. Your original rules (if any) are backed up as /etc/sysconfig/iptables.old-date-time.

Note: If using Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux 8 or CentOS/RHEL 8 and firewalld was active during VPN setup, nftables may be configured. Edit /etc/sysconfig/nftables.conf and remove unneeded rules. Your original rules are backed up as /etc/sysconfig/nftables.conf.old-date-time.

Fourth step

Edit /etc/sysctl.conf and remove the lines after # Added by hwdsl2 VPN script.
Edit /etc/rc.local and remove the lines after # Added by hwdsl2 VPN script. DO NOT remove exit 0 (if any).

Optional

Note: This step is optional.

Remove these config files:

• /etc/ipsec.conf*
• /etc/ipsec.secrets*
• /etc/ppp/chap-secrets*
• /etc/ppp/options.xl2tpd*
• /etc/pam.d/pluto
• /etc/sysconfig/pluto
• /etc/default/pluto
• /etc/ipsec.d (directory)
• /etc/xl2tpd (directory)

Copy and paste for fast removal:

rm -f /etc/ipsec.conf* /etc/ipsec.secrets* /etc/ppp/chap-secrets* /etc/ppp/options.xl2tpd* \
      /etc/pam.d/pluto /etc/sysconfig/pluto /etc/default/pluto
rm -rf /etc/ipsec.d /etc/xl2tpd

Remove helper scripts:

rm -f /usr/bin/ikev2.sh /opt/src/ikev2.sh \
      /usr/bin/addvpnuser.sh /opt/src/addvpnuser.sh \
      /usr/bin/delvpnuser.sh /opt/src/delvpnuser.sh

Remove fail2ban:

Note: This is optional. Fail2ban can help protect SSH on your server. Removing it is NOT recommended.

service fail2ban stop
# Ubuntu & Debian
apt-get purge fail2ban
# CentOS/RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux & Amazon Linux 2
yum remove fail2ban
# Alpine Linux
apk del fail2ban

When finished

Reboot your server.

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