Reinstall axolet

Reinstall axolet to a (cloned) machine

To re-install axolet on a (cloned) machine that has an earlier installation running, complete the following steps.

  1. Log in to the host as root and execute the following commands:

    systemctl stop axolet
    rm -r /etc/axolet/
    
  2. Follow the regular installation steps described in Axolet.

Recover axolet after the root CA certificate was rotated

  1. Log in to the host as root and execute the following commands:

    export AXOLET_KEEP_GUID=y AXOLET_CONFIG_OVERWRITE=y PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
    
  2. Run the one-liner from the Axoflow Console Provisioning page in the same shell.

  3. The installation may result in an error message, but axolet should eventually recover. You can check by running:

    journalctl -b -u axolet -n 20 -f