Hello Henry: If you are having to "Reload Asterisk", and the "asterisk -r" is invoked by a script in FreePBX to make new SIP accounts active, then it simply means that the specific FreePBX is not truly configured for real-time account (sip account) setups.
Cheers! Reza. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Henry L.Coleman <[email protected]>wrote: > FYI- FreePBX updates in real time using > "apply configuration changes" (Asterisk reload) as the final step in > updating the web page interface. > > > Henry L.Coleman [VoIP-PBX.ca] > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Reza - Asterisk Consultant< > > The only way to avoid having to restart asterisk services or avoid > reloading > > .conf files, is to have real time enabled - where your sip.conf entries > are > > processed from a database such as mysql - then all entries, additions, > > deletes of sip accounts are real time. > > > > The reason you *have* to "reload" or "restart" asterisk service is that > the > > contents of the sip.conf file has to be parsed into the Asterisk's built > in > > database engine. > > > > Not sure if FreePBX supports Real Time. If it does, you are in luck. > We > > don't use FreePBX. We use plain vanilla asterisk with real time enabled > if > > we want real time functionality of creating accounts, extensions, voice > > mail, etc. > > > > Best regards, > > Reza. > > > > -- > > Toronto based VoIP / Asterisk Trainer, > > I.T. Consultant and Hosted PBX Solutions Provider. > > +1-647-476-2067. > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/seminar > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Martin Glazer <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Before restarting, do you have any actual sip*.conf files in > /etc/asterisk > >> > >> you may have to create a sip.conf first in order for the new extension > >> creation to work without a restart. > >> > >> Just a thought > >> > >> Martin > >> > >> > >> Darryl Moore wrote: > >> > >>> Hey TAUGers, > >>> > >>> OK I have Asterisk and FreePBX working really well now under the latest > >>> Ubuntu. As well I have full backups working, such that installing and > >>> restoring a completely crashed system takes only about an additional 10 > >>> minutes over the time to install the OS. Yeah! > >>> > >>> I only have one finicky little detail I have not been able to resolve. > >>> When I add the first SIP extension to the system (whether via the > backup > >>> system, or a new extension on the web page) I always have to restart > >>> asterisk before it will see the phone. > >>> > >>> It is like there are SIP modules that it has to load, and it only loads > >>> them on startup. When I run asterisk -r and type help there are no sip > >>> commands available. As soon as I restart asterisk (assuming a SIP > >>> extension has been added) those commands will become available. > >>> > >>> Is there any way I can force the loading of these sip modules either > >>> when a sip extension is added or immediately after installation before > >>> any extensions are added? It would just be nice not to have to restart > >>> asterisk again after the installation is supposedly complete. > >>> > >>> cheers, > >>> darryl > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Toronto based VoIP / Asterisk Trainer, I.T. Consultant and Hosted PBX Solutions Provider. +1-647-476-2067. http://www.linkedin.com/in/seminar
