If you are not running asterisk as root, then change the permissions on the /var/run/asterisk folder and below to allow you user access. Also, I seem to remember that on one release, the entry in asterisk.conf did not match safe_asterisk. So the ctl file was NOT where asterisk was looking.
-- -- Steven http://www.glimasoutheast.org "Devraj Mukherjee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Everyone, > > I recently upgraded to Asterisk 1.4 using the RPMS at ATrpms.net on > CentOS 4.4, Asterisk starts up but when I start the console it reports > this error and drops out. > > "Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does > /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.ctl exist)?" > > I have checked to see that the file asterisk.ctl actually exists. Any > suggestions? > > -- > "I never look back darling, it distracts from the now", Edna Mode (The > Incredibles) > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
