symantecremovaltool.command not running correctly as described

Question

I am testing symantecremovaltool.command running on computers that have old versions of symantec endpoint protection.

(script can be found at the following link, scroll to the bottom of web page)
The download info says It requires no user input when run as root.
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH103489.html

When run via policy it 'fails', requesting command line arguments.

When run from the command line, no arguments  (just call the script  ./symantecremovaltool.command)  it runs, uninstalls SEP and the application is not visible in launchpad afterwards.

If i create a .pkg of the symantecremovaltool.command and deploy the pkg, have the /private/tmp/symantecremovaltool.command   to kick off the script, it works, but now the  application icons are still in launchpad

if i create a policy that just runs the symantecremovaltool.command it fails and ask for -arguments ??

anyone having any luck just running the script via policy and having the app icons also removed?

tcandela · Accepted Answer

I ended up manually editing a select case statement in the script, and it now runs.  Directing the case statement to the -A case

ardukes · Answer

I ran into the same problem. When you're running the command file from the terminal, it's asking for a 1 (run) or 2 (exit). You can pipe the 1 to the command and it'll run. I have a package that copies the command file to the tmp folder as well, and in File and Processes - Execute Command I have:

echo 1 | /private/tmp/RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command

It'll pipe the 1 to the command and run automatically.

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