When you make an edit and then things stop working - that's usually a good sign you've done the wrong thing.
Which files you'll need to edit depends on the phones or providers you use, and whether or not things aren't working the way you need them to. So that part you'll just have to discover for yourself. I have to say at this point, I've given up on asterisk and asterisknow because they weren't doing the things I needed, or were too difficult to get going for the things I needed. I've switched to that other distro that's based on asterisk, but is now following a more 'trixey' path. Good luck... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Load Testing Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:25 PM To: AsteriskNOW Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisknow] Can the GUI configure everything? On 10/12/07, compdoc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, since the text files you need to edit by hand are those not handled by the GUI, it's usually safe provided you get it right. Those files control the associated programs running under linux, and the GUI will reflect the changes when it can, but it's not affected otherwise. The GUI is nothing more than a form that reads, and then writes your changes. Which files do you commonly need to touch by hand? Config files in /etc/asterisk or more system type files in /etc/init.d, /var ...etc ? I'm new to asterisk, hence jumping in with asteriskNow, just getting my head around it. From the doco I've read it seems to be mainly related at versions prior to 1.4.x. So when it says sip.conf is where you configure your providers and I notice that the GUI puts it in users.conf it starts to get a little confusing for the uninformed like me. Do most settings just go in users.conf these days or does the old 1.2.x layout still apply? I've got no problem editing the files by hand if required, I was just wondering what damage I could cause if I messed up the syntax whilst learning. Keeping lots of backups ;-) By the way, when you open those files, there's usually a warning at the top telling you not to edit them by hand when you shouldn't. Does the GUI place that banner there? If so that would be helpful to know which ones to avoid touching. Regards Darryl From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Load Testing Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [asterisknow] Can the GUI configure everything? Hi, We are investigating using Asterisk to replace the Mitel voip solution we have here in the office. I've been impressed so far with asterisk, but I was wondering how far can you configure the asterisk server with the GUI supplied in AsteriskNOW. I'm getting the impression that I will have to start hacking the config files by hand to accomplish what this office requires. So my questions are: 1) Do others start using the GUI then migrate to hacking the config files by hand? 2) If you change the config files by hand, does it confuse the GUI ? 3) Is changing the files by hand the best approach to take once comfortable with the layout of the file structure? Thanks for any feedback regards Darryl _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- <http://www.api-digital.com--> asterisknow mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisknow <http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisknow>
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