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 look at follows:
  
  

  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.