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Activate ESET Server Security for Linux

Activate your ESET Server Security for Linux (ESSL) using a license obtained from your ESET distributor.

Activate using the Web interface

1.Log in to the Web interface.

2.Click Status Overview > License.

3.Select the desired method of activation:

•Activate with License Key – For users who purchased an ESET Server Security for Linux License Key.

•Your account – For registered ESET Business Account (EBA), ESET MSP Administrator (EMA) or ESET PROTECT HUB users who have an ESET Server Security for Linux license imported to account. Your EBA, EMA or ESET PROTECT HUB username and password are required.

•Offline license – Use this option if ESET Server Security for Linux cannot connect to the internet and ESSL will be used in an offline environment.

•ESET management console

If the license expires, you can change the license to a different one at the same location.

Using EBA, EMA or ESET PROTECT HUB login credentials to activate ESSL

1.Log in to the Web interface.

2.Click Status Overview > License, and select Your account.

3.Type in your EBA, EMA or ESET PROTECT HUB login credentials.

4.Select a specific license or a site (license pool) to active ESSL.

5.Click Activate.

Activate using the Terminal

Use the /opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic utility as a privileged user to activate ESET Server Security for Linux from a Terminal window.

Syntax: /opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic [OPTIONS]

example

Examples

The commands below have to be executed as a privileged user.

Activation using a License Key

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -k XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

or

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic --key XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

while XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX represents your ESET Server Security for Linux License Key.

Activation using an EBA, EMA or ESET PROTECT HUB account

1.Execute:

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -u your@username

where your@username represents your EBA, EMA or ESET PROTECT HUB account username.

2.Type in your password, and press Enter.

3.List of available ESSL licenses and sites (license pool) will display.

4.Execute one of the following commands:

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -u your@username -i site_ID -p XXX-XXX-XXX

while XXX-XXX-XXX represents a public license ID enclosed in square brackets next to each license in the list displayed earlier, site_ID represents an alphanumeric string displayed in square brackets next to each site in the list displayed earlier.

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -u your@username -i site_ID

while site_ID represents an alphanumeric string displayed in square brackets next to each site in the list displayed earlier.

5.Type in your password, and press Enter.

If the username, password and public license ID are stored in a password.txt file, execute the following as a privileged user:

cat password.txt | /opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -u your@username -p XXX-XXX-XXX --stdin-pass

Activation via an offline license file

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -f offline_license.lf

or

/opt/eset/efs/sbin/lic -FILE=offline_license.lf

Activate using ESET PROTECT

Log in to ESET PROTECT Web interface, navigate to Client Tasks > Product Activation, and follow the instructions on Product Activation.

When the activation is complete, access the Web interface to launch the initial scan of your system or to configure ESET Server Security for Linux.