How to Reset Mavericks Server

Just curious as to how to Reset Mavericks Server like it is being launched for the first time.

Move the Server application to the Trash. Delete the following items (some may not exist), reboot, then put back Server and launch it:
/var/db/.ServerSetupDone
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.serverd.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd
/Library/Server

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