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How-to renew Ubuntu Pro Subscription

How-to renew Ubuntu Pro Subscription

Objective

Refresh the Ubuntu Pro subscription on your Ubuntu server to ensure continued access to the latest security updates and Ubuntu Pro services.

Context

Ubuntu Pro subscriptions must be refreshed periodically to maintain active licensing and security coverage. As the subscription approaches its expiration date, a warning message similar to the following may appear when logging in to the server:

CAUTION: Your Ubuntu Pro subscription will expire in 19 days. Renew your subscription at https://ubuntu.com/pro/dashboard to ensure continued security coverage for your applications.


This warning indicates that the Ubuntu Pro subscription information on the server needs to be refreshed. Failure to do so may result in the loss of access to Ubuntu Pro security updates and related services.

Steps

 

  1. Connect to the Ubuntu server using SSH.

  2. Switch to a user account with sudo privileges or obtain root access.

  3. Refresh the Ubuntu Pro Subscription

    pro refresh

    Expected output:

    Successfully processed your pro configuration. Successfully refreshed your subscription. Successfully updated Ubuntu Pro related APT and MOTD messages.

  4. Confirm that the subscription has been successfully updated by checking its status:

    pro status

    Expected output:

    SERVICE ENTITLED STATUS DESCRIPTION anbox-cloud yes disabled Scalable Android in the cloud esm-apps yes enabled Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications esm-infra yes enabled Expanded Security Maintenance for Infrastructure fips yes disabled NIST-certified FIPS crypto packages fips-updates yes disabled FIPS compliant crypto packages with stable security updates livepatch yes enabled Canonical Livepatch service ros yes disabled Security Updates for the Robot Operating System usg yes enabled Security compliance and audit tools For a list of all Ubuntu Pro services, run 'pro status --all' Enable services with: pro enable <service> Account: University of Toronto - ITS Private Cloud Subscription: Ubuntu Pro Valid until: Tue Jun 22 19:59:59 2027 EDT Technical support level: essential

References

Troubleshooting Ubuntu Pro

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