---
title: "Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService"
description: "This cmdlet uninstalls guest processing Veeam Data Mover from Linux VMs."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/uninstall-vbrlinuxtransportservice.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Veeam Data Movers for Guest Processing > Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService

## Short Description
Uninstalls guest processing Veeam Data Mover from Linux VMs.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService -Entity <IVmItem[]> -SSHUser <String> -SSHPassword <String>
 [-SSHPort <Int32>] [-SSHElevateToRoot] [-SSHAddToSudoers] [-SSHFailoverToSu] [-SSHRootPassword <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet uninstalls guest processing Veeam Data Mover from Linux VMs.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of Linux VMs from which you want to uninstall Veeam Data Mover.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IVmItem[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrhventity.md"><code>Find-VBRHvEntity</code></a>, <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a>, or <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlets.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVmItem[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHAddToSudoers</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the user account is added to the sudoers file.</p><p>Default: (if the <code>ElevateToRoot</code> parameter is set to <code>False</code>) <code>False</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHElevateToRoot</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that non-root users are provided with the root account privileges.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHFailoverToSu</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will use the <code>su</code> command if the <code>sudo</code> command fails.</p><p>If you do not provide this parameter and <code>sudo</code> fails, Veeam Backup & Replication will not be able to connect to Linux VMs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHPassword</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with Linux VMs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHPort</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the Web service port for connection to a Linux server console.</p><p>Default: <code>443</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHRootPassword</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the root password used for authentication.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SSHUser</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with Linux VMs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Uninstalling Veeam Data Mover from Linux VM

This example shows how to uninstall Veeam Data Mover from the `Lin2049` Linux VM.

```
$linVm = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "Lin2049"
Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService -Entity $linVm -SSHUser Administrator -SSHPassword XXXXXXXXXX -SSHElevateToRoot -SSHAddToSudoers -SSHFailoverToSu -SSHRootPassword XXXXXXXXXX
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$linVm` variable.
2. Run the `Uninstall-VBRLinuxTransportService` cmdlet. Specify the following settings: 

   - Set the `$linVm` variable as the `Entity` parameter value.
   - Specify the `SSHUser` parameter value.
   - Specify the `SSHPassword` parameter value.
   - Provide the `SSHElevateToRoot` parameter.
   - Provide the `SSHAddToSudoers` parameter.
   - Provide the `SSHFailoverToSu` parameter.
   - Specify the `SSHRootPassword` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md)
- [`Find-VBRHvEntity`](find-vbrhventity.md)
- [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md)