Access Server: Installation on CentOS7 and RHEL7 for Access Server 2.13.0

Description:

If you try to install/upgrade your Access Server without this SCL Repository, the installation/upgrade fails with an error explaining that Python 3.8 is required. Example:

Error: Package: openvpn-as-2.13.0_c7623b5a-CentOS7.x86_64 (as-repo-centos7)
Requires: rh-python38-python

Since version 2.13.0, Access Server requires Python 3.8 on CentOS 7 and Red Hat 7. This version of Python isn't available by default, but you can install it using the SCL Software Collections (SCL) repository.

+ For CentOS7 64 bits (3 commands):

yum -y install centos-release-scl-rh

yum -y install https://as.respository.openvpn.net/as-repo-centos7.rpm

yum -y install openvpn-as

+ For RHEL7 64 bits (3 commands):

subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms --enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms

yum -y install https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-centos7.rpm

yum -y install openvpn-as

Note for RHEL7:

Ensure you have an active RHEL Subscription, which is required to install the SCL Repository. Otherwise, the installation/upgrade fails and displays a warning:

This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.

We've also updated these installation instructions in the Access Server portal on our site:

Installation Instructions for CentOS7

Installation Instructions for RHEL7

For more info, you can check the Access Server release notes:

Access Server Release Notes

If you have additional questions, please submit a ticket.