[eduVPN-deploy] Installing Updates

[François Kooman]

Hi all,

Just as a reminder for operators of the eduVPN/Let's Connect! servers. 
The way to install updates is described below.

If you are unable to follow these instructions, please reach out and we 
can look at what to do in your particular situation.

See the README [1] for more information about the maintenance scripts.

Regards,
François

[1] https://git.sr.ht/~fkooman/vpn-maint-scripts/tree/main/item/README.md


On 10.09.20 14:50, François Kooman via eduVPN-deploy wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> There seems to be some confusion regarding installing updates on your
> eduVPN / Let's Connect! server.
> 
> As a mail from May to this list "New script to apply changes, install
> updates" may not have been exactly clear on this, what follows are
> recommendations for installing updates on your server.
> 
> The instructions below are for when you have eduVPN / Let's Connect!
> installed on a *single* server. For multiple servers, the situation is
> slightly more complicated. Please reach out if there is a need to
> explain this as well for you. We are aware of some deployments using
> multiple servers, but we may not know all of them!
> 
> 1. Make sure vpn-maint-scripts is installed:
> 
> CentOS: sudo yum -y install vpn-maint-scripts
> Fedora: sudo dnf -y install vpn-maint-scripts
> Debian: sudo apt update; sudo apt install vpn-maint-scripts
> 
> 2. Periodically run "vpn-maint-update-system"
> 
> We recommend to *at least* run this script every two weeks and after
> reboot your server when needed. This script will install updates to the
> eduVPN / Let's Connect! software *as well as OS updates*. So it is the
> only script you need to update your system. Furthermore it will update
> (OpenVPN) configuration files and restart OpenVPN when needed.
> 
> $ sudo vpn-maint-update-system
> $ sudo reboot
> 
> You can automate this using "cron" for example and run it e.g.
> automatically during your maintenance window.
> 
> Let me know if you have any questions!
> 
> Regards,
> François
> 
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