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How do I uninstall QuickDNS on Mac OS X?

Removing QuickDNS Server for Mac OS X involves some manual effort. Open a Terminal window and enter the following commands from the prompt. You must have supervisor privileges to remove the software:

  1. Quit the service:
    % sudo qdnscontrol stop

  2. Remove the startup script from the startup items folder:
    % sudo rm -rf /System/Library/StartupItems/QuickDNS

  3. Remove the receipt for the QuickDNS 3.5 installer:
    % sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/QuickDNS_3.5.pkg

  4. Remove qdnsd (QuickDNS Daemon), qdnsr (QuickDNS Remote) and qdnscontrol (the control script for QuickDNS):
    % sudo rm /usr/sbin/qdns*

  5. Remove the DNS server (named) installed by the QuickDNS 3.5 installer:
    % sudo rm /usr/sbin/named

  6. Remove the zone transfer utility (named-xfer) installed by the QuickDNS 3.5 installer:
    % sudo rm /usr/libexec/named-xfer

  7. Remove zone and configuration directory for named
    % sudo rm -rf /var/named

  8. Remove the initial configuration file for named:
    % sudo rm /etc/named.conf


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