Instructions to Enable ELS on cPanel
cPanel/WHM enable ELS automatically, the below is to confirm it has been enabled.
Step 1: Access your Server
- Log into your server via SSH
Step 2: Locate ELS Package
- Run the command:
yum info els-define
Step 3: Confirm ELS Installed
- Check the output of the command, if ELS is installed the output will show:
Installed Packages Name : els-define Arch : x86_64 Version : 1 Release : 1.0.4.el7 Size : 52 Repo : installed From repo : centos7-els Summary : CentOS Server els-release file Licence : GPLv2 Description : CentOS Server els-release file
Your server now has ELS enabled and will start to receive security updates. No further action should be required and you can continue to use your server as you have before.
End-of-Life Operating System - Next Steps
ELS provides support for your EOL OS for the next couple of years, however, we encourage you to start the process of migrating over to a newer OS at the earliest opportunity, not only will this save you money on the cPanel license cost, it will also give you peace of mind that you are using the latest packages.
Having Problems?
If you are having any issues we recommend first consulting the cPanel Knowledge Base. Alternatively, please contact the support team via your billing portal.
