How to activate CloudLinux OS 8 license?

Issue

How to activate CloudLinux OS 8 license?

Environment

• CloudLinux OS 8

Solution

1. Activation using an activation key

 1.1. To register your CloudLinux OS 8 server using the activation key, run the following command:

# yum install rhn-setup --enablerepo=cloudlinux-BaseOS
# /usr/sbin/rhnreg_ks --activationkey=<activation key>

Where <activation key> is like 1231-2b48feedf5b5a0e0609ae028d9275c93.

2. Activation with IP-based license

If you have IP based license, use the clnreg_ks command:

# yum install rhn-setup --enablerepo=cloudlinux-BaseOS
# /usr/sbin/clnreg_ks --force

In case you found the following error message:

# yum install rhn-setup --enablerepo=cloudlinux-BaseOS
Error: Unknown repo: 'cloudlinux-BaseOS'

Please use :

# yum install rhn-setup --enablerepo=cloudlinux

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