This server has already installed ELS repo and token

Issue

Trying to install and register CentOS 7 ELS gives this output:

wget https://repo.tuxcare.com/centos7-els/install-centos7-els-repo.sh
sh install-centos7-els-repo.sh --license-key XXXX-XXXXXXXXX 

...

This server has already installed ELS repo and token
For re-registration license run script with --force

Environment

• CentOS 7 ELS

Solution

Please try to add the tag --force to the licensing command:

sh install-centos7-els-repo.sh --license-key XXXX-XXXXXXXXX --force

and verify the installation:

yum info els-define

Useful links

https://docs.tuxcare.com/extended-lifecycle-support/#centos-7-els

https://cloudlinux.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12387372543004-How-to-activate-CentOS-7-ELS-with-an-activation-key