Updating Access Server with Linux OS updates
We recommend keeping your Linux operating system updated. With the built-in package manager program, it’s easy to retrieve updates and install them. We recommend doing this regularly to keep up with security fixes. To do so, run these commands when logged on to the Access Server as a root user:
These commands update packages within the version of your operating system. If your Access Server uses our software repository, it will also upgrade the Access Server and bundled Connect Clients if there are any newer versions.
These commands will not upgrade your Linux OS, such as from Debian 8 to Debian 9. Such a large upgrade is called a distribution upgrade, and chances are doing one could break your license key. If that happens, you will need to contact us to have it reissued. See this page for details on migrating your Access Server installation.
Updating Access Server if you are already using the repository
If you have OpenVPN Access Server 2.7.5 or higher, it’s likely you are using our repository. When we release a new version of Access Server on our website and to the repository, you should be able to install it easily.
Any updates and upgrades will run whenever you update your operating system with these commands:
After this completes, reboot the server:
If all went well, your Access Server is now up to date along with your Linux system.
If you are running an instance of Access Server on a cloud image (AWS, Google, DigitalOcean, or Azure), we have pinned the openvpn-as package, which prevents your Ubuntu server from included it in updates with the commands above.
https://openvpn.net/vpn-software-packages/
The recommended method to install the OpenVPN Access Server is to use the official OpenVPN Access Server software repository. You will need to be logged on to your Linux system either on the console or via SSH, and have root privileges. Then copy and paste the commands below to add the repository to your system, and install the OpenVPN Access Server client bundle and the OpenVPN Access Server package itself. Installing the package 'openvpn-as' will automatically pull in the required client bundle as well.
apt update && apt -y install ca-certificates wget net-tools gnupg
wget -qO - https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-public.gpg | apt-key add -
echo "deb http://as-repository.openvpn.net/as/debian bionic main">/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn-as-repo.list
apt update && apt -y install openvpn-as
Note: these steps are suitable for a fresh install and for upgrading an existing installation.
After these steps, your Access Server should be installed and awaiting further configuration. Consult our quick start guide for further instructions on how to configure and use your Access Server.